What are the effects on children of a parent with low self esteem?

It depends on how the parent handles their low self esteem and why they have

low self esteen in the first place.

If their self esteem is too low, it might mean they do not protect their children

because they try to avoid confrontations, either/or they bow to the whims

of every authority in sight and so this becomes a threat to their children

who need a parent to have good judgment and to protect them. The demonic

controllers who are sometimes found in school systems, childcare agencies and

medical clinics are a good example of this. Abusive spouses are another one.

In each of these cases, it takes high self esteem to confront these problems.

It also might mean they lie to cover up their inferiority.

Some people with low self esteem are abusive. It all depends on the parents

ability to reason and to work through their issues.