Influence of Parents and Family Structure on the Child’s Self-esteem

Abstract

This paper examines the influence of parents and family structure in General on the formation and development of self-esteem of children. The importance of forming a positive, adequate self-esteem to maintain the psychological health of children and the success of interaction with the social environment is analyzed. The main negative factors leading to a decrease in self-esteem, as well as factors contributing to the formation of adequate self-esteem. It is revealed that the most important element that allows a child to become successful in the future is the formation of not only positive, but more importantly adequate self-esteem as it is adequate self-esteem allows harmonious development of the child’s personality. It is concluded that today the predominant negative form of education of parents of their children, which is a constant reminder of the failures of the child, the main character traits of the child are ridiculed, often parents make obviously impossible demands on their children. It is revealed that the structure of the family also plays a crucial role in the formation of self-esteem of the child as in single-parent families often lack all the necessary benefits for the child, resulting in a child formed low self-esteem, which negatively affects the psychological health of the subject as a whole.