| As children grow and develop, they
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| | the way others react to them, treat them
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| gradually become conscious of their:own
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| | and value them.
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| nameplace in the familyown homepage, and
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| | There is much parents can do to promote a
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| of growing up.
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| | positive self-image in their
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| Each child forms a mental image of him or
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| | children.things that encourage general
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| herself and becomes aware that they are
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| | development and a positive
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| unlike anyone else - they begin to form a
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| | self-imagetalking to children in a way
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| 'self-image'. They also come to
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| | that tells them they are valued -
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| understand that they have:physical
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| | listening and asking questionsplaying
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| capabilities and limitations - they may
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| | with themspending time with them -
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| find that they have a talent for sport or
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| | watching television together, cooking,
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| they may realise that they are
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| | walking, shopping, etc.providing toys,
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| differently-abled to their
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| | objects and experiences that are right
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| peers;intellectual capabilities and
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| | for the individual child's level of
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| limitations - for example, they will find
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| | developmentreading with themencouraging
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| that they are better in some school
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| | each child to practise new skills -
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| subjects than others;dependence on others
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| | dressing themselves, drawing, tying their
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| - and to realise that others depend on
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| | shoe laces, etc.exploring new places
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| them;a place in their family and wider
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| | togethergiving each child opportunities
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| community - where they 'fit in'.
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| | to play with other childrengiving them
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| They will also experience both success
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| | opportunities to be creative.
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| and failure, learn how to give and
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| | Conditions that may hinder development or
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| receive love, learn about
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| | create a negative self-imagelack of
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| self-discipline, and learn how to be self
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| | opportunities to play, talk or explore
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| reliant and make decisions for
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| | the environmentlack of parental
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| themselves.
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| | attentionconstant nagging or bullying
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| Much recent research has shown that the
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| | from other peopleabuse of any
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| most important way in which children
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| | kindfrequent absence from schoolfrequent
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| develop a self-image is by relating to
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| | illness or a long-term disability.
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| others. They take important messages from
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