The article highlights the critical importance of parental involvement in children's lives, particularly through the lens of child psychotherapy. A child psychotherapist shares observations about children whose symptoms are less severe, noting that those from more engaged families fare better. Many children express feelings of neglect, often attributed to parents who aren't adequately present. The therapist emphasizes the need for parents to invest time with their kids for optimal development, suggesting that parents should take more proactive roles instead of relying solely on therapy for solutions.
"Here, Fix My Kid" With understandable concern, my wife observes a few parents dropping their kids off for therapy with an unspoken but discernible attitude of "Here, fix my kid." These "drop-offs" are often the same children who complain that their parents do very little with them."
Consequently, one of the most frequent behavioral prescriptions my wife 'writes' for parents is to spend more quality time with their children, emphasizing that it may be the single most important thing they can do to further their child's development.
On the wall of my wife's office hangs a placard wisely entitled: Children learn what they live. It goes on to say: If a child lives with approval, the child learns to value themself.
Sorrowfully, the majority of "her kids" complain, in one way or another, that their parents don't spend enough time with them.
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