Q&A: How can I parent my daughter so she doesn't become a people pleaser?

Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Hershberg, Dr. Emily Upshur, and I talk about...

1:25 - Some of the most common traits and characteristics of a people pleaser.

5:00 - How the role of gender plays a part in people pleasing.

7:44 - Subtle language shifts parents can make to promote your child's ability to tune into themselves and their needs.

10:28 - Helping bridge and stretch your child's understanding of themselves and their needs without discounting their feelings.

14:20 - To help your child not become a people pleaser, it's helpful to teach them to tune into their internal compass so they know exactly what and how to please themselves.

16:25 - The more secure our attachment systems, the less likely we are to be chronically avoiding our own needs in the service of others.

21:34 - As millennial women, many of us have been conditioned to be people pleasers, so doing work on ourselves and modeling this to our children can have a major impact.

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