Self-awareness is the quality or trait that involves conscious awareness of one’s thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and traits.
In order to have a proper self-concept, one must have some level of selfawareness, i.e. understanding that a person has a separate identity from others.
According to Piaget, self-consciousness starts emerging between 15-24 months.
Self-awareness is necessary before the child becomes aware of being a focus of attention. It enables him to understand what others are feeling. It also enables him to identify what belongs to him and what belongs to others.