Children model themselves largely on their parents.They do so mainly through identification.Children identify 1 a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are   2   of that parent.The things parents do and say—and the 3   they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child's 4    .However, parents must consistently behave like the type of   5    they want their child to become.

A parent's actions   6    affect the selfimage that a child forms  7 identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their 8 will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way.Children who observe chiefly 9 qualities in their parents will have difficulty  10   positive qualities in themselves.Children may 11 their selfimage, however, as they become increasingly 12 by peersgroupsstandards before they reach 13 .