Cultivating Self-Esteem in Children through Play and Interaction with Others.

Abstract

In this study, we examined the cultivation of self-esteem in children through play and interaction with others. The following three points were reached as conclusions through case records of fiveyears- old children. 1. When children play and interact with others, they claim their thoughts in various ways, and experience conflicts with each other. 2. In order to overcome these conflicts, support from friends and teachers who can sympathize is needed. 3. Children, while finding a role in conflicts, can become aware of their own and their friends’ goodness as well as nurture a selfesteem of feeling that they're 'good enough'. Additionally, relation between a guardian's growth of self-esteem and the growth of children’s self-esteem was also suggested.