10 toxic behaviors from parents that make children less functional in adulthood

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Nov 21, 2020 · 4 min read

You may think that shielding your kids from pain protects them, but psychotherapist Amy Morin explains you’re just stunting their emotional growth.

Being unreceptive to your child’s emotions can stunt their emotional and mental growth.
Being unreceptive to your child’s emotions can stunt their emotional and mental growth.
Being unreceptive to your child’s emotions can stunt their emotional and mental growth. Photo: djedzura/Getty Images

By Amy Morin

Mary Trump’s book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” has some people wondering how family…

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