The article explores how unresolved trauma can lead parents to adopt permissive parenting styles, mistaking them for gentle parenting. It emphasizes that fears of harming children through emotional displays often stem from past traumas rather than actual parenting failures. The overall interaction pattern is what influences children's development, not isolated incidents of parental dysregulation. The need for skills like emotion coaching is highlighted, yet many parents with traumatic backgrounds struggle to nurture this in their children, risking their emotional health and resilience.
Unresolved trauma can lead parents to adopt permissive styles, mistaking them for gentle parenting.
Emotion coaching is vital for children's emotional health, yet many posttraumatic parents lack this skill.
Occasional parental dysregulation, followed by repair, does not harm children and can teach resilience.
It's the overall pattern of interactions that matters, not isolated incidents.
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