Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Family Relationships
Reply to "It’s hard to be the best parent I can be when I wasn’t always treated well"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous]Listing all the bad things you DON'T do is not sufficient to define yourself as a good parent, OP. And people who have suffered a parenting extreme often turn to the other extreme: my mother was abused and neglected as a child, and smothered me in the most unhealthy way as a result. I think being a good person - and by extension, a good parent - means continually working on one's self-awareness. Knowing what your triggers are, how you tend to respond, and managing those tendencies so you can be your best self are important. Knowing that sometimes your good impulses don't come from a good place at all, but from the path of least resistance, fear of retribution, or desire to please, is also important. Everyone needs work in that department. And a good parent teaches their children how to develop self-awareness. [/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
