Note on Self-esteem

To build positive self-esteem, parents must strive to allow their children to be free to succeed and to make mistakes.

Mark Twain once said

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. Mark Twain

Summer Camp Blues Cure

Is your child less than thrilled about summer camp? Brighten their attitidue by emphasizing the positives. Talk about the fun things that await them: doing new and different activities that the busy school year doesn't leave time for.