Ego-driven Three parents often have inflated egos that require constant shoring up. They often have carefully crafted person as of being extremely successful and admirable. Yet they give too much credence to how people view them, which means they may put undue pressure on their children to be overachievers, athletic or academic stars, or simply to look better than anyone else. Consciously or unconsciously, Three parents may care more about image than substance — wanting their children to reflect well on them and often entirely miss seeing, validating, or encouraging their children's real talents or essence. Three parents may have a fabulously unique child that they try to mold into a successful image scripted by someone else, often someone they don't even know. These parents may end up burying what is best in their child, or creating a child that never feels good enough.