When Children Seem Troubled by Our Emotions and Moods
Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled
The Importance of Empathy in Developing a Child
As parents, we tend to see things in a very fixed way. We are empathic towards our children and towards other people. It's part of us, and we trust his development. So when he says happy mommy, you're wondering if i'm happy. Just acknowledging this helps us to pause and see our child. When our child is saying that word, we don't want to say that. We feel it's a bad word. For some parents, that's stupid or hate. They've heard it and they're just processing it. And there's often a lot of ampathy involved. Why would this person have said this? What was behind that?"
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