What can I do to be sure my children will grow up with a healthy self-image?" you ask.

This book will help you.

A child with a good opinion of himself or herself is not an accident, but the product of good parenting. At every stage, from infancy to young adulthood, parents can take positive steps to help their children develop a healthy, confident self-image.

The author shows:

▼The family's role in developing self-esteem in a child

▼How a child measures his own self-esteem

▼What a child expects from communication

▼How family chores can help develop a child's self-esteem

▼ The place of discipline in self-esteem

▼The role of peers and what parents can do about it.

Robert Barnes and his wife, Rosemary, and their children live in Hollywood, Florida. He is the director of Sheridan House, a special home for adolescents. He is the author of Single Par- enting (Tyndale House, 1984).