#childhood-development

#childhood-development

My oldest son was nine years old - but acted 35 - when I became a single mom. "Wise beyond his years" was the way he was described by every adult who knew him. When I told him and his little brother that we were separating, that we were moving two hours away and they would be starting school in a new town, he watched me with his serious eyes. He watched to see how I was feeling before he reacted.

I worked with primary school kids who were struggling with home and school life. One little boy, aged seven, had a tough exterior but would listen with rapture during story time.

Inner critics can cause feelings of insecurity, anxiety, and shame, making it difficult to experience joy or relaxation. They often represent adaptive strategies developed in childhood.

I want Milton and Goose kitchens to last through all the kids in a family. Then, they can be passed to friends or packed away for the next generation.

I see in my clients how childhood messages both negative and positive shape who they become. Being shouted at can alter a child's brain.

Not all anger is destructive; when understood, it becomes an adaptive emotion that helps us maintain integrity and respond to boundary violations.

This quote highlights a truth that psychoanalysts and counselors have long observed: Many of us try to fill the gaps of our childhood in our adult relationships.