Why should I nurture my child's healthy self-esteem?

Although it’s hard to measure low self-esteem in a scientific sense, studies show that it is a risk factor for suicide, suicide attempts, depression, teenage pregnancy, and eating disorders. Other factors may be present in all of these situations, but your child’s self-esteem may be the factor most controllable by you. For example, researchers have found that three factors contribute to an eating disorder: low self-esteem, media messages that thin is in and dieting to excess.

From Good Kids, Bad Habits: The RealAge Guide to Raising Healthy Children by Jennifer Trachtenberg.

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