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Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

How We Invalidate Our Kids Without Meaning To (And What to Do Instead)

Feb 28, 2023
24:03

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Quick takeaways

  • Validate children's feelings to prevent inadvertently invalidating them and decrease self-esteem.
  • Create a safe environment for children to explore decision-making and express their feelings without fear of judgment or making the wrong choice.

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Validating children's feelings and experiences

In this episode, the speaker emphasizes the importance of validating children's feelings and experiences. Many parents have a tendency to push back or correct their child's expression of emotions, which can inadvertently invalidate their feelings. By doing so, children can feel like there's something wrong with them for feeling a certain way, leading to a decrease in self-esteem and an increased need for validation from the outside. The speaker encourages parents to accept and validate their child's emotions, allowing them to move through their feelings and develop resilience and self-worth.

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