Low self-esteem is a character flaw, and the formation of a person’s low self-esteem character often originates in childhood. Undoubtedly, low self-esteem will have a negative impact on the mental health of children, and even more so on the normal growth of a person’s body and mind. If a child is often depressed for no reason, it is likely that the inferiority complex is to blame. Excessive shyness It is normal for children, especially girls, to be slightly shy, but if they are excessively shy (including never daring to sing in front of children, never wanting to show their faces, never daring to touch strangers, etc.), they may have a strong underlying inferiority complex. In general, normal children like to interact with their peers and value friendship, but most children with low self-esteem are not interested in making friends or see it as a “scourge”. Children with low self-esteem often have difficulty concentrating when studying or playing games, or can only concentrate for short periods of time. This is due to a “lingering” inferiority complex. Children with low self-esteem are often very sensitive to comments from parents, teachers, and peers, and especially to criticism from others, which they find difficult to accept and even hold on to. In the long run, they may also develop to the point of “suspicious”, always suspecting that others do not like or blame themselves. Children with low self-esteem often seek praise from parents and teachers more than normal children, even though they feel “inferior”. Another perverse reaction of children with low self-esteem is that they often belittle and envy others, for example, they may gnash their teeth or even stay awake at night because the teacher at the next table praised them. Psychologists believe that this is an outlet for their emotions designed to reduce the psychological stress of their own family due to low self-esteem, although it often does not work. Self-loathing A large percentage of children with low self-esteem tend to be self-absorbed and unmotivated, believing that they can’t do it anyway and that their efforts are futile. Worse still, they may display self-abusive behaviors, such as deliberately running around in the street, going out alone late at night, refusing to seek medical help when they are sick, etc. They seem to deliberately put themselves in danger or in a difficult situation. If they are accused by parents, they will use the excuse “I am inferior anyway”. Avoidance of Competition and Competitions Although some children with low self-esteem are eager to excel in competitions such as exams, sports, or recreational contests, they invariably lack the necessary self-confidence in their own abilities and conclude that they are unlikely to win. As a result, most children with low self-esteem try to avoid participating in any competitions, and some of them are encouraged by others to register, but they often run away from the competition and become “deserters” when they officially participate. Poor language expression More than 80% of children with low self-esteem have poor language expression. They either stuttered, were incoherent, lacked emotion, or had poor vocabulary. Experts believe that this is because a strong sense of low self-esteem is likely to prevent the brain’s system responsible for language learning from working properly.