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Are you Guilty Of The Third & Fourth Most Damaging Mistakes Parents Make?

Look at your own challenges at handling your child’s emotions because this usually reflects your challenge to handle your own emotions. One client told me that he struggles when his 4-year-old throws a tantrum because he then feels anxious, tries to control the child, and then feels guilty for not being able to ‘control’ his child’s tantrum.

The 4 Most Damaging Mistakes Parents Make With Their Children

Most parents want their child to fit a preconceived mold and to be a certain way. “Why don’t you want to become a …? Why aren’t you like your sister/brother? Why don’t you do …? I never had those opportunities when I was a child.” Or perhaps, the parent simply communicates, ‘Why aren’t you the child I fantasized, the child I want you to be? Why can’t you compensate for what I didn’t get as a child?’

PTG – Post Traumatic Growth – Can You grow From hardship?

Transforming positively from hardships, suffering and traumatic events is not a given; and it takes a combination of factors to be realized. Do not diminish or minimize what you experienced nor the loss & pain. And if you experienced trauma in childhood, there is more chance that it weakened you rather than strengthened you.