Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
Your Parents Are Emotionally Immature. Now What? w/ Dr. Lindsay Gibson
Apr 21, 2025
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- Emotional immaturity in parents manifests through egocentrism and low empathy, compromising their children's emotional security and development.
- Children raised by emotionally immature parents often learn to self-parent and adapt their behavior to gain approval, affecting their identity.
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Understanding Emotional Immaturity
Emotional immaturity is characterized by behaviors such as egocentrism and low empathy, where individuals interpret situations mainly through their own feelings, impacting their relationships. People can display impressive intellectual and social skills while still struggling with emotional regulation, showing immature responses under stress. Dr. Lindsay Gibson explains that emotionally immature individuals lack the ability to truly empathize with others' perspectives, often interpreting others' reactions as personal attacks. This creates unstable dynamics, particularly in parent-child relationships, where a child's emotional security can be compromised by a parent's inconsistent behavior.
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