It is important for parents to make sure that…
It is important for parents to make sure that their kids have an appropriate level of self-esteem. One of the best ways to give your children self-esteem is to convey to them and show them how good your own self-esteem is. Children will look at a parent's unhappiness and sometimes think that it is their own fault for their parents being unhappy. (This is big and sadly true)
— from Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)