Ask the Child Therapist Episode 9: Is Permissive Parenting Bad?

Ask the Child Therapist Episode 9: Is Permissive Parenting Bad?

In this week’s episode of Ask the Child Therapist, I am answering the question, “Is permissive parenting bad?” I talk about what constitutes a permissive parenting style and what impact it has on children. Is permissive parenting style just uninvolved parenting or does it go deeper than that? Are you a permissive parent? I give you permissive parenting examples so you can assess your own parenting style.

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6 Ways Your Childhood is Ruling Your Parenting

6 Ways Your Childhood is Ruling Your Parenting

Perhaps you look back at your childhood with fondness. Or maybe you just scoffed at that last sentence. Regardless of whether your childhood memories give you warm fuzzies or heart palpitations – your childhood lives on in your parenting. Gulp. As a child therapist, I have a front row seat to the residual power of childhood. Parents sit on my couch year after year talking […]

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