Summary Self-esteem is formed during different periods of human life. Various factors can influence its formation directly or indirectly. The aim of this study was to investigate one of self-esteem’s aspects: determine characteristics of self-esteem in relation to child’s relations with members of his or her family and self. 200 children participated in this study. Their age range was from 4 to 10 years old. Participants were divided into two groups according to their age: pre-school age group and elementary school-age group. Self esteem and participant’s relations with other family members as well as self were investigated using self-esteem scale (Beresneviciene, 1995) and projective family relations test (Chomentauskas, 1983). Data analysis confirmed the following hypotheses: children form two-parent family have a more positive relation with their father than children from one-parent family (t(43,667)=7,274, p<0,01); children from one-parent family have a more positive relations with their mother than children from to-parent family (t(101,249)=-2,207, p=0,030). Other significant relations in were found analyzing differences of relations with participant���s family members and self in groups according to age, sex, birth sequence in a family and family structure (two-parent or one -parent family); comparing self-esteem in groups according to age, sex, birth sequence in a family and family structure (two-parent or one -parent family) and investigating correlations between... [to full text]