Children who receive the message that their emotions are not important, not relevant, or not welcome in their childhood home learn to wall off their feelings both positive and negative.
Emotionally immature parents can be the source of problematic emotions for their children because they never learn emotional regulation, so they are also unable to teach the same to their children. Here are signs you have an emotionally immature parent, according to YourTango experts.
The concept of boundaries has entered the lexicon as part of “therapy speak”, but many people are misusing the term THE WASHINGTON POST – Sophia Benoit, a 30-year-old comedian and advice columnist, believes it’s important to set emotional and physical boundaries at work and in relationships. But she’s seen plenty of people misuse the term […]
Children who are emotionally neglected may have a harder time feeling pleasure as adults than those who are abused. A new study suggests deprivation even more than threat can trigger anhedonia, a condition marked by the inability to feel pleasure.