Perfektionismus in Der Erziehung: Warum Es Mehr Passt-Schon-Eltern Braucht
My oldest made a decision that lost her a fun privilege and she took it pretty hard. My wife caught our little convo and sent it over to me.
I'm becoming a fan of allowing my kids to go through and process tough emotions without swooping in to save them necessarily. Just provide a little guidance, reassurance and love.... See more
kiergainesinstagram.com“Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.”
Lori Gottlieb • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Winnicott’s crucial insight was that the parents’ agony was coming from a particular place: excessive hope. Their despair was a consequence of a cruel and counterproductive perfectionism. To help them reduce this, Winnicott developed a charming phrase: ‘the good enough parent’. No child, he insisted, needs an ideal parent. They just need an OK,
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