The idea of a teen’s power is often not the focus when discussing a teenager’s self esteem. But when you think about it, teens often feel powerless.

In my last post, we discovered some facts about the vital role of uniqueness in the self-esteem of our teenagers. We surfaced what a healthy sense of uniqueness looks like in a teenager and what behavior exists when he or she has problems feeling unique.

We have been discussing self-esteem in teenagers. To be truthful, the research (and its application) we are referring to is universal to children and adults. We have already discussed connectiveness as a component of healthy self-esteem.  Another important aspect of self-esteem is uniqueness.

In my last post we discussed the varied components of building self-esteem in your teenager.  The first component was to insure that they were connected.  We also talked about what connectiveness looked like for a teenager.

Many emotions, physical and hormonal changes, relational crises and personal issues accompany adolescence.  Often, these changes take a toll on the self-esteem of a teenager.