Common Factors that Cause Children to Develop Low Self Esteem

There are many factors which contribute to the development of self esteem for our kids. If kids have healthy relationship with his family and friends and he has supportive environment Obviously his self esteem is high. Parents and teachers who want to help kids with low self esteem should know the causes so that they would be able to find ways how to help these kids. Here are some common factors that cause low self esteem for children.

Born out of Wedlock

Most illegitimate children have unhappy childhood. They grow up with only one parent and some of them were raised by their grand parents. Others lived with their relatives and they are not treated fairly. Kids who grow up without the guidance and love of real parents have very low self esteem. They were envious to other children who grow up with love and support from their parents. Some of these kids are struggling from the ill treatment and teasing of other kids just because they are illegitimate. These factor could hinder the child to grow with self confidence. Parents, teachers and other adults could help these kids by showing kindness, love and acceptance to them.

Divorced parents

Kids of divorced parents often have low self esteem. Most kids in this situation are emotionally disturbed, confused of what to do, and have so much pain and resentment. They avoid to join or mingle other children. Lack of participation in school activities especially if parents are involved. The pain of seeing other kids with both parents supporting them is hard to handle for children of divorced parents. This is the reason why these kids have low self esteem. They need people who can accept, love and understand them for what they have been through. If we, teachers, relatives and friends could provide them these needs, it could be a great help for them to improve their self esteem.

Sibling Rivalry