5 Self-Esteem Questions for Better Parenting
by Jean Tracy, MSS, "Granny Jean"

Let's face it. Raising kids' self-esteem isn't easy. Each of us has reacted like the mother in the following story. If it sounds like you, don't worry. We understand.

A Mother's Frustration:

My spine stiffened. My shoulders tightened, and my ears felt as though they had been stabbed with a knife. The sound was a cross between fingernails on a blackboard and a first aid siren. And it was two feet from me.

“Catherine!� I screamed, twirling around from the sink where I was washing dishes.

“Mom, I have to practice my flute.�

“Don't do it near me. I can't take it.!� – Grace Witwer Housholder

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