One of my goals as a parent has always been to raise kids with healthy self-esteem. Our daughter Isa taught me that we can perfectly love ourselves and accept us with our greatest parts and our areas of improvements without arrogance. When she was four-years-old I found her in front of the mirror looking at herself and saying "I love myself, I love myself.." It was not an affirmation, but rather a casual comment of someone who holds a truth between her hands. That was an enlightening moment for me that made me reflect on my own self-esteem.

Thirteen years later, I found her four-year-old bother, Leo, playing with his toy cars. He was recreating imaginary conversations between the three cars he had in his hands when I heard him say, "I am very smart and I am very good at drawing."

As parents we are bound to make tons of mistakes. It is unavoidable. Today, however, I realized the self esteem lesson is coming across clearly. Or maybe it is the fact that they are both Leos (like in the zodiac sign). Who knows?