Parental Emotional Honesty
Honest parental acknowledgement can validate a child's perception of parental distress. Parental sadness or distress does not inherently destabilize children. Children become destabilized when they observe a parent's emotion while the pare…
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Honest parental acknowledgement can validate a child's perception of parental distress. Parental sadness or distress does not inherently destabilize children. Children become destabilized when they observe a parent's emotion while the parent denies it or gives a false explanation.