It seems to be a bad idea to me to deliberately inflate the self esteem of children. If they are smart they notice the gaslighting, if they are not they develop impostor syndrome. Both undermines their ability to properly judge and regulate their relationship to the world.
A child will usually notice know hard it was to get a certain result, if it failed to perform to its own expectations etc. If external feedback cannot be synchronized with own judgement, own judgement is unreliable, which will lead to insecurity.
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I feel quite secure in the presence of true high achievers and geniuses, because I understand why I am neither. I am very grateful that I was allowed to get to know a few of them.
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