Getting off your child’s rollercoaster
When a young person struggles, many parents (naturally) take on the struggle as their own and they can become consumed in the caregiver role.
For you to be effective as parent, you need to be able to separate yourself from your child’s struggle however hard this may be. This will allow you be objective and rational in your decision making process.
For you to be effective as parent, you need to be able to separate yourself from your child’s struggle however hard this may be. This will allow you be objective and rational in your decision making process.
When you are on an airplane, you are instructed to place your own oxygen mask on before you put on your child’s. The same concept comes into play when you are parenting. You cannot help your child if you do not have a clear head.