It is perilous to think that perfection in any relationship is attainable. All relationships including parent-child require cultivation, patience and a willingness to repair when things go South. Nurturing the relationship that you have with your child is an ongoing process. It starts before birth and stretches to when your child is grown and no […]
Raising young adults and teenagers is very different from raising younger children. Teenagers and young adults are fully aware that they are separate and independent beings from their parents. They are also more aware of their departure from the family to start living independently. Therefore, they are more concerned about friendships, communities and career choices […]
An undermothered child is a child who is growing or grew up deprived of the warm, nurturing, loving care and emotional support from the mother or primary caregiver. In most cases, the primary caregiver is the biological mother. An undermothering mother fails to provide the conditions necessary for the child to be securely attached to […]
space Teenagehood is marked with astronomical physical, emotional and mental growth. Notably, the teenager’s brain undergoes unparalleled rapid growth and development. This key maturation process, coupled with the quest of autonomy and individuation from the family, makes teenagehood years confusing and challenging to the parent as well as to the teen himself. The following are […]
An emotionally immature parent is a parent who is unable to provide emotional needs to his/her child. The parent fails to make a solid emotional connection with the child. Owing to this, the child grows up emotionally malnourished and with an overwhelming sense of loneliness. This post will bring to your awareness 7 of the […]
Children show and receive parental love in a number of ways. From infancy, children are attached to parents and caregivers who provide for them, keep them safe and also meet their psychological and social needs. This is the reason why researchers in early childhood development like Bowlby emphasize the need for parents to be close […]
The greatest gift a lover has to give a lover is emotionally attuned attention and timely responsiveness -Dr. Sue Johnson The best parenting experince happens when there is a strong bond of love between parents, emotional closeness and a willingness to repair and regain closeness when conflict arise -Wanjiku Jane Your spouse is arguably the […]
Parenting is a life-long learning experience. It is a thrilling journey of growth for parents as well as their children. In the parenting expedition, there are lots of discoveries coupled with joy, happiness, frustration, disappointment and self-growth – it is not a bed of roses but a magnificent rainbow that requires both rain and sunshine. […]
Parental expectations are the hopes, dreams and fears parents have about their children as they grow and how they will turn out upon maturation. Parental expectations have a colossal role in the day-to-day life of a child and how the child grows. For most children, especially at tender ages between 0-5 years, their sense of […]