SCHAVAREM, Luana do Nascimento    TONI, Caroline Guisantes de Salvo. The relationship between parenting style and children's self-esteem. []. , 23, 2, pp.147-161. ISSN 1679-494X.

Parental practices is used to educate, instruct, socialize, and control children behavior. In this context, this research aims to analyze the relations between parental practices and children’s self-esteem. The sample for this study was made up of sixty children aged from nine to eleven years old, both genders. Participants answered the Parenting Style Inventory and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The results showed significant differences in boys and girls self-esteem. Correlations between paternal neglect and boys’ self-esteem were found, such as maternal relaxed discipline and girls’ self-esteem. These educational practices predicted self-esteem in boys and girls, respectively. These practices influence child's self-esteem and allow the development of specific guidelines for parents on educational practices that may contribute to the development of children's self-esteem.

: Self-esteem; Family relations; Parent child relations; Childhood; Parenting style.

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