TOPIC: Self-Esteem

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• "The Recovering your Mental Health series" (2002) Self-Help guides on Building self-esteem, Making and Keeping Friends, Dealing with the Effects of Trauma, developing a Recovery and Wellness Lifestyle, Speaking Out for Yourself, Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery
• Counseling to Enhance Self-Esteem
• Debate over the Importance of Self-esteem
• Distinctions between Self-Esteem and Narcissism: Implications for Practice
• Fact Sheet on Building Children's Self-esteem
• How Can We Strengthen Children's Self-Esteem?
• Helping Children And Youth With Learning Disabilities Achieve Independence: Self-Esteem
• Making the Best of Me:  A Handbook for Student Excellence and Self-Esteem
• Self-Esteem and Children
• Self-Esteem Difficulties
• Self-Esteem and Young Children: You are the Key
• Review of Self-Esteem Research
• Tips for Developing Healthy Self-Esteem in Your Child
• Your Child’s Mental Health: Building Self-Esteem in Children

• National Association for Self-Esteem
• The Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders Self-Esteem Resources
• The Self-Esteem Connection
• Self-Esteem Theme Page
• Self-Esteem Websites

• The behaviour and self-esteem of children with specific speech and language difficulties. Lindsay, Geoff; Dockrell, Julie. British Journal of Educational Psychology. British Psychological Society: England, 2000 Dec. 70 (4): p. 583-601.
• Extending self-esteem theory and research: Sociological and psychological currents. Owens, T.J., Stryker, S., Goodman, N. (2001). Cambridge University Press: New York, NY.
• A meta-analysis of measures of self-esteem for young children: A framework for future measures. Davis-Kean, Pamela E., & Sandler, Howard M. Child Development. Blackwell Publishers Inc: US, 2001 May-Jun. 72 (3): p. 887-906.
• Parent Talk: How to Talk to Your Children in Language That Builds Self-Esteem and Encourages Responsibility by Chick Moorman (2003). Fireside.
• Think Confident, Be Confident for Teens: A Cognitive Therapy Guide to Overcoming Self-doubt and Creating Unshakable Self-esteem. By Fox, M. & Sokol, L. (2011). New Harbinger Pub.

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