“I’ll Never Be Like That” A striking thing I heard from clients in my practice who had children is the frequency with which they wanted desperately not to raise their children the way they were raised.
They thought that if they just didn’t act like their parent(s), their kids would be fine. Not so simple! There are three fundamental things you must remember if you want to give your child a better childhood than you had.
They are: Manage Your Own Reactions Stemming from Your Childhood How your parents raised you, i.e. acted toward you when you were a kid, did affect you, often a negative effect.
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