In my last post, I talked about the recent, unfortunate trend of overprotecting kids, thinking it will preserve their supposedly-fragile self-esteem. In reality this focus of coddling over competence is actually destructive to the very self-esteem the grown ups are trying to protect. When we give kids a trophy just for showing up for practice, […]

Self-worth goes by many different names. Some call it confidence. Self-esteem. Loving yourself. Self-image. Self-concept. No matter what you call it, I think it’s important to talk about what self-worth is NOT. It’s not the false sense of self-esteem peddled by our modern society which coddles people and makes them feel entitled just for existing. […]