Definitely, that Piglet character in Walt Disney cartoon’s Winnie the Pooh, has low self esteem. If you have watched that cartoon movie, you will see that Piglet is often shy because he thinks he is too small to even matter. He has low regard for himself and does not even acknowledge his accomplishments.
But in real life, who are the people who are vulnerable to having low self esteem? Since self esteem is primarily gained from childhood, most people who have low self esteem are those who have bad memories of their growing up years. These are people who have never really grown up.
The following are the kinds of children who will most likely get low self esteem when they become adults.
1. Children who are products of broken families have a higher risk factor. Those who grew up with a single parent or none at all will most likely grow up to be an insecure person. A child, no matter how innocent he may be, will question the reality that he has only one parent while all the other kids have two parents to care for them. The lack of one or two parents will be seen by the child as a flaw in his personality.
Parents, who are getting a divorce or separation, should try to talk things out with their children and make them understand that they will always be there for them despite the separation. Children should be made aware that the separation is not their fault, and that their parents will still help each other in raising them, though they may be living separately.
Let me tell you form personal experience, being honest and up front with the kids was the best thing my ex I did when getting ready to separate. It was a horrible shock for the kids initially but now two years later, they’ve dealt with the situation and they’re happy well adjusted kids with divorced parents.