Formative childhood
3 signs you grew up with emotionally immature parents
The relationship with our parents is crucial for the rest of our lives. But what if this is tense?
How long our parents’ upbringing and values really shape us, we often only realize when we are adults or have children ourselves. The emotional maturity of our parents plays an important role in this.
What does it mean when someone is “emotionally immature”? People with this trait often have trouble communicating or processing their feelings. Because of this, they often appear selfish or even distant. But a person’s emotional maturity is not necessarily related to their age. We explain how you can tell if your parents are emotionally immature.
How much the emotional maturity of our parents shapes us
Being a mom or dad can be a challenge every day. Hardly anyone would expect their parents to act perfectly. On the contrary: It can help children in the long term if one parent admits weakness and can show it. Feelings, thoughts, dreams and wishes play a very important role when dealing with children. However, if parents prefer to focus on themselves, do not want to allow sadness or anger, or hit their children’s dreams with the big hammer of oppressive reality, the relationship with each other can be permanently damaged.
You should realize that no one chooses how emotionally mature he or she is. This character trait of a person is closely linked to his own history and experiences in his life. In the video we show you how you can tell if your parents are emotionally immature – and give you some tips. Because the good news is: you can always try to understand her and improve your relationship that way.
Source used: healthline.com, welldoing.org