Why Children develop low self-esteem? Children develop low self-esteem due to following reasons : 1) If the authority figures like parents, teachers etc are in general Disapproving Mode 2) The achievements of the child does not get applauds and goes unnoticed due to too busy parents 3) If parents are in general in a state of conflict 4) If the child faces bullying and teasing at home or school with unsupportive parents 5) If the parents are over supportive and carry out 🚁 helicopter parenting always hovering around him or her to rescue immediately in case of any problem. This does not allow the child to develop problem solving abilities, there by lowering his / her self esteem. 6) Struggling academically without parental or scholastic support 7) If any of the parent is emotionally highly sensitive and undergoes mood swings 8) Trauma due to physical, sexual or emotional abuse 9) If the planetary energy at birth time creates a malefic influence on the first house of the Astrological Chart.