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- Parents often assume closeness leads to openness, but trust is key.
- Experts suggest parents should regulate their own emotions, share their lives, ask about feelings, accept all emotions, repair after conflicts, avoid burdening children with adult emotions, and invite conversation rather than interrogate to foster trust and encourage children to open up.
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Parents often assume closeness leads to openness, but trust is key. Experts suggest parents should regulate their own emotions, share their lives, ask about feelings, accept all emotions, repair after conflicts, avoid burdening children with adult emotions, and invite conversation rather than interrogate to foster trust and encourage children to open up.
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This article was originally published by CNBC.
