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Do you want to avoid raising entitled children? How can you prevent your child from running your household? As a parent, you may be tempted to indulge your child’s whims to make them happy. However, overindulging your child can upend your home’s hierarchy and put your child in charge. Keep reading to learn how to keep your home’s hierarchy in check.
What does mentally strong mean, according to psychotherapist Amy Morin? Can mentally strong people handle everything on their own? In her book 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do, Amy Morin explains how to be a mentally strong parent. By following her advice, you can raise independent and confident children. Here’s what it means to be mentally strong.
Does your child see themself as a victim? How can you avoid instilling learned helplessness in children? As a parent, if you indulge in your child’s self-pity then you’re instilling a victim mentality in them. Instead, help your child acknowledge their failures and work through them. Here’s a look at how to raise self-confident children, from 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do by Amy Morin.
How do you react when your child is upset? Do you always try to cheer them up? Psychotherapist Amy Morin says that parents shouldn’t try to fix their children’s emotions and feelings. Instead, you should offer support while letting them know that it’s okay to feel upset. Here’s why parents need to allow their children to feel upset sometimes.
What does it mean to be “normal”? What role does trauma play in your health? What is the biopsychosocial model of health? In The Myth of Normal, physician and trauma expert Gabor Maté writes that much of what society labels as abnormal behavior, mental illness, or dysfunction actually represents normal responses to adverse life experiences. He advocates a trauma-informed perspective that addresses the root psychological and social causes of what we label as illness. Continue reading for an overview of Gabor Maté’s The Myth of Normal.
Do you want to raise mentally strong children? Why must you let your children struggle sometimes? According to psychotherapist Amy Morin, parents must push past their instincts to coddle their children and fix their problems for them. Children must learn to experience pain, make mistakes, cope with discomfort, and work through their emotions. Here are four things you can do to raise strong children.
How do societal norms perpetuate unhealthy standards? Where do “abnormal” behaviors stem from? Are the mind and body one? In The Myth of Normal, physician and trauma expert Gabor Maté says that there is no such thing as normal when it comes to health and behaviors. Maté argues that the biomedical model fails to understand health holistically. Here’s why “abnormal” behaviors are actually normal responses to one’s environment.
Do you expect perfection from your child? How much responsibility should children carry? What are effective forms of discipline? Managing expectations for parents and children can be difficult. Sometimes, what seems like the obvious course of action isn’t the most effective. Continue reading for advice from psychotherapist Amy Morin.
How does emotional trauma impact our physical health? Where does trama stem from? Gabor Maté, a physician and trauma expert, explains that there is no such thing as a “normal” person. Instead, most of us are shaped by the emotional trauma we carry. Not every trauma is straightforward either, trauma can also stem from unmet needs. Keep reading to learn about the roots and impacts of trauma, according to Maté.
Do you feel guilty when you don’t give your child something they want? How can you raise selfless children? According to psychotherapist Amy Morin, overindulging parents do more harm to their children than good. Even if the intentions are good, giving your child everything they want will turn them into a self-centered adult one day. Here’s why you shouldn’t feel guilty for telling your child “no.”