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I remember one or two comments from my parents or mentors that stuck with me, positively or negatively. I can believe one comment would ruin her self esteem -- children are sensitive and believe what adults tell them. It's impossible to know which comment will have such an impact, though. [/quote]

Totally off-topic, but on "self-esteem"--I had a principal who told this story:  He had worked as a sixth grade teacher in a school where there was another male sixth grade teacher who was a very nice man--but known to all his colleagues as a very weak teacher.  Years later, when my principal became a principal, a family came to register a younger child in his school--a different location.  He realized that he recognized this family from his former school.  In talking with the parents, they remarked about what a "wonderful" teacher their child had at that school.  It was a turning point in her education.  After that year, she became quite successful as a student.  Why?  That teacher had convinced her that she could do anything she chose!  He may not have been the "best" teacher, but apparently he knew how to build self-esteem.  My principal understood that this was an important lesson for all of us.

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