Children Self-Esteem: Parents and Canadian Culture

children self-esteem: Often, the absence of this phrase is acutely felt by second-gen kids, according to Huffington Post Canada. Some immigrant parents don't say it because that not the way things are done in their culture of origin. Some second-generation Canadians — anyone with at least one parent who immigrated to the country — don't hear "I'm proud of you" from their parents, even though the wider Canadian culture encourages this expression as a way to nurture children self-esteem. Some parents literally don't have the wordsto express pride, while others never heard the words themselves from their own parents. The opportunity to hear "I'm proud of you" growing up may have passed, but it never too late for children to tell their parents how thankful they are for their hard work, perseverance and their bravery of starting over in a new country. But as second-gen Canadians who have come to terms with the power of this phrase and the value of acknowledgment, their children have a chance to flip the script. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.