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You CAN Heal The Wounds of Abusive Parenting

Margaret — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 16:32:16 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul October 04, 2020

The outlook doesn’t have to be bleak for those of us who had abusive or neglectful parenting.

“There are clear links between an individual’s psychological coping strategies and his or her physiological coping strategies. Both are established in infancy and toddlerhood and tend to persist . . . → Read More: You CAN Heal The Wounds of Abusive Parenting

A Problem with Today’s Parenting

Margaret — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:45:54 +0000

Many parents try to be far better parents than their parents were, yet their children grow up feeling lost and empty. Discover why in this article.

There was an interesting article in The Atlantic, entitled “How to Land Your Kid in Therapy: Why the obsession with our kids’ happiness may be dooming them to . . . → Read More: A Problem with Today’s Parenting

Taking the Risk of Loving

Margaret — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:26:27 +0000

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid . . . → Read More: Taking the Risk of Loving

Enmeshed Parenting

Margaret — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:39:27 +0000

“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.” — Kahlil Gibran Symptoms of enmeshed parenting: Your children’s good or difficult behavior and successful or unsuccessful . . . → Read More: Enmeshed Parenting