Self-esteem boosters

Children with special needs are often bad at feeling good about themselves. Living with a disability, forced on a daily basis to see how their bodies or brains don't work like everybody else's, they may develop low self-esteem and a can't-do attitude. Parents sometimes contribute to that by focusing on the negative, pushing too hard, or coddling too much. Here are five ways to give your child's self-esteem a boost while also making yourself a more creative, flexible and effective parent.