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Parents have many family opportunities to help children develop autonomy, an adequate moral education, and good relationships. In part 2 of this series on building social confidence and self-esteem, learn several specific suggestions to help your children develop in these areas.

The mother in this episode has two teenagers: a 16-year-old autistic son and a 19-year-old daughter who deals with depression and anxiety. She and Dr. Scoresby talk about how to find good treatment and some things she can do as a mother to help her children through important developmental tasks at this age and feel more confident as they approach adulthood. He explains types of depression and some initial tasks in therapy to help her daughter feel more in control of her life and less acted upon, which is a great preventative start to managing depression and anxiety. mattersmostmedia.org

We have waited too long to find and apply effective ways of building our children's confidence and self-esteem. In this episode, learn the three sources of these positive qualities, and listen to how families either promote or fail to promote these successful outcomes that help children avoid depression and anxiety.

It might surprise you how much a sense of personal freedom is connected to one's ability to love and how expanding freedom is usually the first step you can take to achieve that goal. In this episode, Dr. Scoresby talks about examples of personal freedom and then what you can do to increase your sense of freedom and create the foundation for more love and happiness.

Do you want to improve your capacity to love and be loved? Most people usually conclude they don’t have enough of it in their families or marriages. Expanding your capacity for love is based on neurological discoveries of how brains can learn and grow. In this episode, Dr. Scoresby will explain some of this research, and you can see for yourself whether you would like more honest, true, and realistic love in your life.

Many institutions that influence our children are being pressured to provide content that satisfies modern-day ideologies rather than what solid research shows is beneficial to children. We are also being faced with the idea that our traditional forms of individualism often run wild without any connection to the needs we have for nurture and support. The resulting emotional problems for our children are evidence that this is increasing. In addition, the evolution of internet programs provides new and more insidious opportunities to exert harmful influence on children. Learn how to prevent these potential negative effects on your children.

There is a lot of evidence showing that the most effective parents tend to be those who understand positive methods of promoting children's growth and also know how to avoid negative conditions that might harm their progress. In this episode, Dr. Scoresby identifies what research suggests are the most common parental and family behaviors that harm children so you can avoid them.

In the modern world, there appears to be greater competition between the family and the environment as the places where children are best reared. 21st-century children need more help and more effective participation with their families. In this episode, learn how culture affects us and our children, and learn how to make your family have more influence.

It's important to help children be selective about who they trust. But children are actually more likely to make fewer mistakes in their judgements of others if they have a basic motivation to trust rather than mistrust. Teach your children to see the good things in the world, and then when you work with them, you can use the method that allows you as a parent to do the best thing for your children the first time—instead of adding to the problems when you don't use the correct tools.

While a certain amount of time is necessary for the task of rearing children, there are many things parents can do to make more effective use of their parent time. In this episode, learn about the warmth quotient, the solution orientation, and what it means to make contact with your children. Spend less time solving the problems that are created when you don't make the best use of your time.