Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “I believe creativity is very important and that everyone is creative. When I hear people say, “Oh, I’m not creative,” that just tells me that they have never explored this side of their personality. Exploring various hobbies is one way to stimulate our [...]
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Cyber Communications…Do You Know Who You’re Talking Too?
Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “When we are communicating with strangers over the Internet there are precautions that we should take. Take this seriously — you just never know who you are chatting with.” Get off the site and log out if you feel uncomfortable at all. Save [...]
Read More communication, confidence, cyper safety, Debra Beck, empowered teens and parents, internet, parenting, Relationships, Self Esteem, technology, teen social skills, teenage self-esteem, teenager internet safetyTalking Behind People’s Back-Do You Have High Self-Esteem?
Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “Every time you make fun of someone or talk about people behind their backs, you act like you’re better than they are. It leaves you feeling bad because you know deep down that you are not better than they are.” Kids talk behind [...]
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Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “So you want to be yourself and still be liked. Is this possible? What if you really liked yourself and if others liked you, great, and if they didn’t, would that be okay too? Wouldn’t that be a nice feeling not to care [...]
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Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “I was bullied a lot in middle school and it took my confidence completely away. I think kids bully because they have low self-esteem and need to make others feel worse than them.” This is a comment made from a teenager in [...]
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Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “When you allow people to treat you poorly, it’s because you don’t feel worthy of being treated with respect. Poor treatment can be as simple as a friend saying she will do something with you and not showing up or calling to let [...]
Read More building self esteem in teen girls, confidence, Debra Beck, empowered teens and parents, My feet aren't ugly, parenting, parenting teen girls, Self Esteem, self esteem in teen girls, teenage girlsSelf-Esteem is Having Confidence and Satisfaction in Oneself.
Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “A lot of people don’t feel confident and satisfied with themselves. How do you feel? Liking yourself gives you self esteem. Do you like yourself? Are you likable? When you like yourself, it gives you confidence and satisfaction. So, let’s figure out how [...]
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Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “You already have the power within yourself. Use it! You are strong enough to take care of yourself. The more you care for yourself, the stronger you will become. Just take action, and do it! Become the person who is confident and satisfied [...]
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Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “Integrity is having an uprightness of character or action. It implies trustworthiness. You know your code of honor; you know when you show a lack of integrity, in other words, when you are not trustworthy. It is very important to develop integrity within [...]
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Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “When I was bullied I felt like an outcast, someone who no one would ever care about or didn’t even know existed. I feel very badly for kids who get bullied and I actually feel badly for the bully because obviously they have [...]
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