Holidays may be a great time to see family and friends. They are also a time when we return to old patterns and behaviors. When we go back “home,” we revert to the relationships we had growing up, instead of acting as the grownups that we now are. These are the same relationships and patterns that formed our views of ourselves and our outlooks on life. Along with this, unconscious conflicts may come to the surface, which will cause us to end up in a three-sided behavior pattern.
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Basic Needs of Children: Part 2
Last week, we discussed how the Harsh Inner Critic can develop when the basic needs of children are not met. The last post looked specifically at four of those needs: place, attachment, nurture and attachment. Now, we will address the other four basic needs of children: support, structure, respect and emotional boundaries.