The Role of Play and Motor Skill Development in Building Children's Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem

Abstract

Children acquire self-confidence and self-esteem as a result of successful experiences, particularly in the motor domain. Early exploratory activities enable all children to develop motor skills that are essentially available from ages 7 to 10. Boys and girls must be provided similar experiences in human movement, and teachers must shed sex bias and encourage skill development in all children. Teachers should provide experiences in which all children can be successful. In addition, some situations in which children initially fail but learn to persist and try alternative solutions are valuable. Guidelines for matching challenges (tasks) to learners are provided in order to enhance the self-esteem of children.

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