Word: esteem
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Often kids feel overwhelmed and just need to learn how to break down complex jobs into manageable bits. Procrastination, Emmett says, stems from perfectionism, fear of responsibility or low self-esteem. And sometimes kids are simply mimicking others' behavior. In that case, maybe the parents could set the kitchen timer on themselves too. --By Carole Buia
...Xiao Mei Zi, a forceful preschooler on Zhima Jie, China WHAT Encouraging girl power and self-esteem MIGHT SAY I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want...
...President, not long ago in the single digits, doubled in the first week of his trial earlier this year to 20% and stayed there. Approval of the international tribunal conversely continues to drop: now even the NATO alliance that bombed Belgrade, polls say, is held in higher public esteem. The Serb nationalism that Milosevic rode to power, meanwhile, is enjoying a modest revival. Ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj, Milosevic's own pick for President in elections at the end of this month, now claims 12% support, up from 4% in May. Those who hoped that the spectacle of the former President...
...evinced by the ability to not work, to be a part of a leisure class, to be idle," Philipson writes. "Today, we measure our success by how much we work." Philipson's clients say they work long hours not just to make more money. They are seeking recognition, self-esteem or a sense of belonging...
...even though she is played by, and thus looks like, Uma Thurman. If you buy that, you will buy that Debby has a thick Joisey accent but Mom (Gena Rowlands) does not, that there's a neat pop-psych explanation (Dad abandoned the family) for her low self-esteem and bouts of stress-induced blindness, and that the Garden State really is the stereotyped, Camaros-and-Bruce milieu offered here by director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding). In which case, I've got a turnpike I would like to sell you. --By James Poniewozik