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Old Aug 24, 2014, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by cureav View Post
Hi there,
a simple question: what happens to a child self-worth and self-esteem when while growing up, a parent who should mirror childs self-worth back to him, does an opposite thing - he constantly compare his accomplishments with child, takes credit and brags about childs accomplishments, is jealous when child do something good or have a successful area... etc
Anybody familiar with this kind of dynamic?
The child can become mentally/emotionally DAMAGED just like the parent already was by their own parents. It's a multi-generational affliction.
Thanks for this!
cureav