As a society, children are often cherished as pride and joy. Sometimes children are exploited as an extension of the parents’ self; a way to achieve immortality, in a sense. Essentially, children are raised as their caretakers’ property until the investment has matured into a self-providing adult with the same values and morals. For this very reason, it is important to society as a whole to study children. Why are some people high tempered? Why is racism a little more prevalent with one individual over another? These are the questions that that require investigations of children and how they are being raised. After all, these are behavioral problems that are learned in some way and children are the most impressionable minds.

In a recent study, it is found that minority families that leave racial prejudice unchecked are more likely to have children with behavioral problems. Parents who deny racial problems in a community prone to racism, pre-school aged children are more likely to suffer from depression. Conversely, parents who respond to racial problems in a civil manner are less likely to raise children with anxiety problems. For this reason alone, examining childhood is a key aspect in exploiting and resolving low self esteem issues.

Self--esteem issues are very important factors for children. A low sense of worth can mature alongside a child into adulthood. If that occurs, a once miserable feeling can mutate into bitter forms of violence in adults.