Last Updated on March 22, 2021
2. Being overly aggressive
Children learn a lot from watching their parents dealing with problems and tough situations. Therefore, you need to control your negative emotions and try your best to be reasonable and tolerant.
Especially if it is your child that is causing the trouble. Aggressive behavior such as yelling at your children or at your companion may cause them to develop anger management problems in the future. Your child may also become a man or woman who is unable to face problems in a rational and collected manner.
Having healthy communication both with your child and within the family environment as a whole is very important for his or her emotional growth.
3. Always saying yes
Children need boundaries. You have to tell them “no.” Limits need to be established so they can learn how to respect the people around them. Otherwise, you will have to deal with a spoiled child that may end up becoming an entitled adult who lacks social awareness.
We are not just talking about denying children materialistic requests for a new toy similar to one that they already have. It is much deeper than that: it is about making them understand why what they are doing or saying is wrong or why their request is simply unrealistic or unnecessary.
4. Being overprotective
You are afraid your child is gonna get hurt. We get that, every parent is. But that doesn’t mean that you have to keep him protected from every type of potential danger – whether it is a physical or an emotional one.
This overprotection can condition your child’s life and make him too afraid to risk making life-changing decisions. Or it may prevent him from developing his sense of independence.
5. Setting the bar too high
Having high expectations for your child is normal. After all, you just want the best for him. But being unreasonable about those expectations from an early age will certainly do more harm than good.
Let him learn things at his own pace and don’t force him to do something just because you want. It is great to stimulate your kids and make them want to learn and experience new things. But pressuring them into learning and doing stuff quickly can be catastrophic. If you want to have a healthy relationship with your child, control your expectations.
