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In this weeks podcast, I dive in to the myth that tough times toughen kids up! If you say to a child who's struggling, you just need to man up a bit. You just need to get through it. They may well appear, just to get through it. But what they're actually doing is burying those feelings and burying those emotions. And what that does is that it teaches them, that their emotions, feelings and experiences aren't valid. Your saying to them, you might have all these emotions, but you need to bury them and that's saying to a child, those feelings and those emotions just aren't valid. And this can be really, really damaging for children. Again, it might look like on the surface they're fine, and they're getting through it. What's happening inside is really different...

🎉 Say hello to, Parenting Myths Busted my BRAND NEW podcast series coming soon!

🔍 I'll be exploring the most common 'Parenting Myths' that we've all heard before...including how NOT to build self esteem in your kids! You won't wanna miss it.

In this weeks episode of the myHappymind podcast, I look at 3 of the biggest things that my Families Students wish they would have known!

Throughout our time as parents, we will undoubtedly hit bumps in the road and we may even end up asking ourselves "Where did I go wrong?". This has been the case with my Families Students and I'll tell you what I tell them — It's not your fault. What's important now is to look forward and ask yourself how you're going to help your children now.

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