I've studied over 200 kids: If you want your kids to be close with you when they're older, do 7 things early on
As parents, we all want our kids to be close with us when they become adults. Reem Raouda, a child psychologist who has studied over 200 kids, shares the early habits that will help create a lifelong bond between parents and children.
TL;DR
- Offer trust early and often to build a foundation for later complications.
- Create emotional safety by validating a child's feelings, not shutting them down.
- Give children space to be curious, loud, and weird, accepting their whole identity.
- Build strong relationships through repair, taking responsibility for mistakes.
- Listen to children's concerns instead of immediately offering solutions.
- Respond to disagreements with curiosity, not control, to teach that honesty is safe.