Self Esteem Help For Teens Learning Self Control

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Many teens nowadays need SELF ESTEEM HELP for a variety of reason. One very common reason of low self esteem among teens is social media sites, especially facebook. Although many disagree because of the recent studies made about facebook being therapeutic and contributes in improving someone's social skills, it is also proven that facebook is considered an addiction and doesn't help teens build genuine self esteem. Again many will disagree with the second statement, but depending your self esteem to the number of likes, messages, and positive comments from your friends in facebook, the self esteem you developed through it isn't going to last long. Teens need more than facebook, they need to know themselves better than just sitting in front of the computer daily.

A self esteem help is just what they need at the moment. They need to know their priorities and how to manage them. A good example where teens can receive SELF ESTEEM HELP is from organizations and clubs that offers self esteem activities. The self esteem activities offered by the organizations and clubs can be anything that helps teen develop skills and learn values that they're going to need in their future lives. In Sidney, teenagers are taught to learn about self control through martial arts. Read along to know more about the activity and the teens feedback about it.

"100 pushups now"."

"Someone in Rose Smith's martial arts class has broken the rules and the whole group is being punished."

"For six weeks 20 teenagers from Sydney's northern beaches have vowed to give up their vices - mobile phones at night, violent movies and video games, swearing, and the ultimate test - social media."

"Those of you who cannot stay off Facebook we thank you for the push ups we are about to do," barks their instructor."

"Smith's "red belt challenge" is designed to test her student's self control, no small feat considering the social environment of most teens was defined by the instant gratification of social media, the constant buzz of gadgets and the fear of missing out (which even has its own acronym - FOMO)."

"A week into the challenge, Tom Perkins, 16, admits he is on "struggle street" trying to keep off the social networking site Facebook."

"It's how I communicate with my friends, I always have it on in the background," said the year 11 student and black belt hopeful from St. Augustine's College, Brookvale."

"Smith knows when someone has transgressed because her assistant is Facebook's friends with all the students."

"But most students will dob themselves in, she said."

"The group punishment encouraged the students to consider how their actions could affect others."

"By giving up these things we are not trying to control them, we are asking them to control themselves," said sensei Smith, the head of hohshin - a type of martial arts - in the Australia Pacific region."

"Another student, Brittany Ryan, 15, has found it easy to log off Facebook; action movies were harder to resist."

"But her will has not faltered so far."

"It shows you that if you decide you want to do something you can do it."

"While self discipline was a major part of being a successful hohshin martial artist, it was also a skill Smith believed would help build her student's self esteem and confidence and protect them from bullies."

"I hope that through the challenge they gain a mastery over themselves and a deeper understanding of their own thoughts, feelings and behaviours," said sensei Smith, who has given up coffee for the challenge."

"She says it is important her students developed their own sense of self worth, rather than take satisfaction from the number of friend's who like or comment on their Facebook profile."

"If your brain rewards you with good feelings every time you get a like on Facebook that's a pretty precarious way to build your self esteem," she said."
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This doesn't mean teens should be prohibited in using social media sites, it is simply all about self control and building self esteem genuinely. A minimal use of social media sites can be taken into consideration, as long as they know what their priorities are. SELF ESTEEM HELP can really make a great difference to anyone's life and is an eye-opener for teens addicted with vices that are preventing them in working a bright future ahead.

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