5 Movies to work on your children’s self-esteem
Discover why the cinema can be an excellent tool for child development and helps improve self-esteem in children.
Because children are little sponges that absorb all kinds of knowledge, it is interesting to make a good selection of movies that help them get to know each other better and gain self-confidence.
Below, we show you some films to work on children’s self-esteem that many educators use with little ones.
1- Ratatouille, 2007
It is a film that shows the story of a small rodent whose dream is to be a great cook. To do this, he associates with the son of a famous chef, but who is a disaster as a cook. This film allows children to discover that there are no limits to enhance their talent.
2- Finding Nemo, 2003
In this film we find several lessons of overcoming. For example, little Nemo who has one fin smaller than the other, or the tireless search that his father undertakes to find him when he gets lost. They both show that when you want something very badly, nothing can stand in the way. You just have to work on the objective with desire, with enthusiasm and with confidence in your own possibilities.
3- Wall–E, 2008
This science fiction work produced by Disney and Pixar tells the story of a cleaning robot that has not stopped working despite the fact that the earth was abandoned by humanity centuries ago.
From this film we can extract various interesting lessons, such as the need for proper waste management. But, one is especially important for children, which is the need for autonomy by controlling dependence on technology.
Face-to-face human communication, even in the film seen through robots, is vital. Thus, we can learn body language and the meaning of sounds to know how to communicate efficiently, safely and sensibly.
4- Inside Out, 2015
It is a film that explores children’s emotions, especially disgust, fear, anger, sadness and joy.
Part of the work that is done with the little ones so that they learn to take care of their self-esteem has to do with their emotions. In this case, it is not so much a question of learning to manage them, rather that he understands them, understands them, accepts them and knows the consequences so that he progressively achieves an intelligent management of them.
5- How to Train Your Dragon, 2010
This film tells the story of a young man who establishes a beautiful friendship with a dragon. To nurture his friendship with the dragon he will fight against the ancient traditions of his people From him, strengthening his self-confidence in the face of fear.
Any of these 5 movies, and many more that you surely know, are excellent material for children to work on their self-esteem, grow and develop self-confidence in a suitable environment adapted to their abilities.
