Self-esteem emerges in early childhood and is influenced mainly by parental approval and social comparisons Self-regulation matures in early childhood and includes impulse control and inhibition.

This is also a time of concrete self-concept development. Self-conscious emotions mature through the development of metacognition

self-regulation — ability to calm and de-escalate our heightened emotions and to express situationally appropriate emotions. metacognition — ability to think about your own thinking, or to contemplate your memories, emotions, or motivations. self-concept — ideas we have about ourselves, and the words, pictures, and feelings we use to describe ourselves. self-esteem — evaluation of our self, determined either through social acceptance or social comparisons.