Dr Miriam McCaleb: Parents need to stop comparing themselves to online 'highlight reels'
About this episode
Dr. Miriam McCaleb discusses the impact of childhood experiences on adult life and the dangers of comparing parenting to online portrayals.
You always hear stories about the different ways a person's childhood has had an ongoing impact throughout their life. There are some horrible stories out there, but it could even just be the way your parents would cook growing up, or how the way they would react to you relaxing results in habits that follow you into adulthood. So at the end of the day, are we all doomed to mess up our children in one way or another? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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