How to make your home emotionally safe for your child: Expert shares tips
Hindustan TimesWhen we start parenting, we try to provide our children with the best of everything. Addressing this, Family and Marriage Therapist Emily H Sanders wrote, “On things that create emotional safety for our children. Parenting exposes parts of us that still need healing.” Parenting tips: Here's how to develop empathy in kids Emily further added that through the process of parenting, we may often feel that we are not good enough parents for our children - “If you feel like you’re falling short as a parent, remind yourself that this is hard for all of us. Let those feelings push you to make corrections and come closer to your child, not pull away from them in shame.” Apologising: Apologies need not always be from the child’s side. Healthy outlets: In case of venting out emotions that are difficult for us to handle, we should not lean on our children for support.