The education of parents is linked to their children's educational attainment and self-esteem. Educated families’ greater influence in household negotiations may allow securing more resources for children. On the other hand, the first self-perception of children is a complex perception that is derived from others’ reactions. The purpose of this study was to compare the boys’ and girls’ self-esteem in the less educated and educated families.
Purposive sampling which is applied in this study to include children from a poor and ignorant neighborhood Kindergartens and Kindergarten's Employees. Samples included 16 boys and 18 girls from ignorant families, 18 males and 16 females from families with high levels and age between4-6 years.
The study was conducted by using a structured interview. The interview's questions are taken from Pope Self-esteem Test. The results of multi-variable analysis of variance revealed that there is not any significant relationship between parents’ literacy and their boys’ and girls’ self-esteem. The research demonstrated that there were no differences between boys’ and girls’ self-esteem and their families’ literacy.
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