TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kern, Cathleen
TI  - Sticks and stones can break my bones and words can also harm me: exploring parents' understanding of self-esteem in their children aged three and younger
U1  - 362.76 STI 
PY  - 1999///
KW  - FVC
KW  - CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
KW  - CHILD REARING
KW  - EMOTIONAL ABUSE
KW  - PARENTING
KW  - SELF IMAGE
KW  - THESES
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of M.A. (Applied) in Social Science Research, Victoria University of Wellington
N2  - This research explored a small-scale sample of parents' comprehension of self-esteem in their children (ages three and younger). Areas covered include characteristic elements that comprise their children's self-esteem, parents' opinions of self-esteem, and behaviour or influences which may shape the development of children's self-esteem.  Author's primary motivation for this research was out of a strong awareness of work with abused and high-risk children and its inverse relationship between self-esteem development and forms of abuse
ER  -