Many parents are unaware that their teenage sons and daughters do struggle, and are struggling with unhealthy levels of self-pity, condemning self-talk, self-judgment of being unworthy, negative thoughts and feelings of self-doubt about who they are.
At some point in every child’s growing period, they do experience something that significantly cause them to doubt themselves and their self-worth. Someone may say or do something that makes the child begin to think that they are flawed, unlovable and not worthy. It could be an unkind word from a peer or authority figure, an insult, a bullying or name calling episode.
It could also be the result of the child misinterpreting someone’s words or actions to mean that the child is defective in some way. It could occur as a direct result of something that the child said or did that provoked an attack on his or her sense of worth or ability to fit in. When such incidents occur, they breed a realization that s/he fails to measure up to some society’s standards in some way.
The child will then mistakenly begin to think and believe that there must be something wrong with them. The idea of unworthiness is then reinforced over and over again throughout life, by the child interpreting life events to prove the fact that s/he is defective or inadequate in some significant way.
Self-Acceptance, being okay with who you are and where you are in life, is the foundation of personal strength. Healthy unconditional self-acceptance is essential to a person’s emotional and mental wellness. Self-Acceptance spills into every area of a person’s life: It affects their social confidence; how they judge themselves and determines whether they become kinder, more loving, and gentler with themselves and others.
In the coming Teens Zoom Forum, Kigwa Stephen will be speaking to teenagers to help them get out of self-doubt and believe in their inner worth. He will be teaching them how to interpret life with empathy; to have gratitude for their blessings in life. They will be armed with the requisite tools they need to grow into happy and self-assured young adults. Register your teenage son, daughter, niece or nephew as early as now.
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