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Kata-Kata Sederhana ini Bisa Membangun Kepercayaan Diri Anak, Kata Ahli

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Pernahkah Bunda menemui situasi dimana sang buah hati merasa kurang yakin dengan kemampuannya sendiri? Nyatanya, terdapat berbagai kata-kata sederhana yang dapat digunakan untuk memperkuat keyakinan mereka. Saat buah hati Anda menyelesaikan tugas rumah (PR) pelajaran matematika, bunda mungkin merasakan kekecewaan ketika mereka kesulitan mengerti persoalan tersebut. Dalam situasi seperti itu, si kecil berpotensi menyebut dirinya sendiri sebagai seorang anak yang kurang pintar di bidang matematika. Jika si kecil mengalami keraguan terhadap keterampilan atau kemampuannya sendiri, Bunda dapat menyampaikan beberapa kalimat penguatan positif tersebut. Seperti dikutip dari situs tersebut The Bump Para pakar setuju bahwa pernyataan penguatan dapat mendukung anak-anak untuk merasa lebih yakin serta mengembangkan gambar diri yang baik. "Pujian verbal yang bersifat positif dapat menjadi dorongan luarbiasa untuk anak-anak. Saat pujian itu mencerminkan karakteristik istimewa ...

Coping with the Heartbreak of Parent-Child Estrangement: Finding a Path Back

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Whenever one of my patients reflects on her daughter, she reminisces about spending time together in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for those challenging first five weeks following childbirth, fervently hoping her child would make it through. She also cherishes their trips visiting various colleges and subsequently assisting her as they settled into the dormitory. Additionally, she fondly recounts their journey across Europe not too long ago when both were amused by their clumsy efforts to seek directions in French. With tears welling up, she shares these recollections as she explains the shock she felt upon hearing from her daughter that she didn’t want her in her life anymore. Her 25-year-old daughter mentioned that during therapy, she found out her mother had been "emotionally abusive" when she was younger, which negatively impacted her mental well-being whenever they were together. “I’m so bewildered,” my patient expressed as she grabbed a box of tissues. “We u...