Quote:
Originally Posted by Leah123
No, I don't think it's universal, but to the extent clients need skills to cope with life that they didn't get from parents, we can see how that element of learning overlooked skills is akin to being parented. Not in the 'tuck you in bed' or nurse you through your cold way, but in the simple abiding, patient, way of someone modeling good behaviors as a parent ideally would for the child.
|
Yeah, I guess this is what I meant. You know, being the 'good enough' t, rather than taking on the role of a 'good enough' parent?
I suppose in the term 're-parenting' I was leaning more toward the aspects of teaching through role modeling and nurturing, providing an example of a healthy, safe and predictable relationship for someone who has has many developmental traumas. I wasn't really thinking in the holding close and rocking kind of way, more like parental encouragement and support.
Maybe a more a reflection of me than my t's approach lol
