Many children and youth are unfamiliar with the word “self-esteem”.
As the popularity of bully prevention continues to grow and generate awareness
in school systems and communities, now is the time to educate children and
remind adults of the importance of having high self-esteem!
Self-esteem is simple. It is how you feel about yourself and
is generalized in two types of people: those with poor self-esteem, and those
with good self-esteem. The CMHC at Texas University states “Your self-esteem, however, is
something more fundamental than the normal ups and downs associated with
situational changes. For people with good self-esteem, normal ups and downs may
lead to temporary fluctuations in how they feel about themselves, but only to a
limited extent. In contrast, for people with poor self-esteem, these ups and
downs drastically impact the way they see themselves.”
It’s
important to work towards maintaining good self-esteem in order to stand up to
bullies and be confident enough in yourself to not let others’ words and
actions dictate how you feel about yourself. At EMA we work hard to build a
positive and challenging atmosphere that instills good self-esteem into
students by showing them they can reach their goals and accomplish new things!
Here is
another great article about self-esteem and more ways to improve self-esteem! http://cmhc.utexas.edu/selfesteem.html. For more information or
questions contact empowermartialarts@gmail.com or (913)-754-6570.
