The Impact of Emotionally Immature Parents with Lindsay Gibson
About this episode
Dr. Lindsay Gibson discusses the long-term effects of having emotionally immature parents and offers insights on healthier parenting approaches.
What is the real impact of growing up with emotionally immature parents? Dr. Lindsay Gibson, author of the bestselling Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, joins the show to explain what it costs a child over decades, and how to parent differently. In this conversation, we get into: What actually makes a parent emotionally immatureWhy the love can be real and the harm can be real at the same timeWhat this can cost a child over years, including a shaken sense of trust in their own p...
People in this episode
Host: Sarah Herstich
Guest: Lindsay Gibson
Topics covered
- emotionally immature parents
- impact on children
- parenting
- trust issues
- emotional development
Keywords
- emotionally immature parents
- child development
- parenting strategies
- trust issues
- emotional health
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
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