Self worth is not very accurate as a word. Most people’s personal opinion of their own worth and value is based on their perception of what other people’s opinion is of their worth and value. Some can operate under this  system of self worth relatively unscathed because they are attractive, athletic, personable, intelligent, and grow up in a stable home. Most though have at least a few deformities, in abilities, appearance, or personality that others notice and peck at. Low self worth becomes a self fulfilling prophecy in that we act, behave, and perform based on our perception of who we are which isn’t that of a champion and others make comments about our low performance and the whole process goes down another flight of stairs. If kids get their self worth from their peers it will be low and it will go lower. Kids with healthy and high self worth usually have parents who love them unconditionally, who praise them way more than they scold them, who major on praising character rather than performance, and spend time with them.  Parents are competing with their kids peers over who shapes and molds the inner person, and the basic rule of this competition is “whoever praises your son or daughter the most is the one they will try to please”. A parent must win in this competition for the heart of their kids. When we are the one our kids want to please the most then we have the power to move them to the place where pleasing God is their primary desire. I have a very healthy self worth because pleasing God is the driving desire of my heart, and God’s opinion of me becomes my opinion of me. He says of me, “I love you, I want you to live with me forever, you are worth My Son coming into the world and dying for, you are more valuable than many sparrows”.