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When your child develops negative self-comparison

My 11-year-old son asked me why he's not good at anything like the other kids and says he feels stupid even though his grades are fine.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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A parent confronts their child's emerging pattern of self-criticism and comparison that threatens their sense of capability and worth.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Middle childhood 7-12 — school peers identity?”

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