Parents can influence how effectively their child develops congruence and self - worth - and ultimately actualization - by
giving unconditional positive regard.
Kohn's ideas of «loving with no strings attached»,
giving unconditional positive regard, and empowering our children by letting them be involved in the decision making processes changed the way parents viewed their children - and themselves.
But the world is not
giving unconditional positive regard - levels of slack to everyone.
In other words, simply feeling seen, understood and
given unconditional positive regard by your couples therapist will help you.
Not exact matches
Think about that dog who
gives you
unconditional,
positive regard.
Carl Rogers wrote about the importance of the therapeutic relationship; his
unconditional positive regard is certainly noteworthy
given my history.
Unconditional positive regard is when a child feels like a parent's love, acceptance, and approval is
given freely and not conditional on behavior.
Unconditional Positive Regard, is when a parent
gives love, acceptance, and approval to a child for who he is, not for what he does.
While most parents attempt to
give their children
unconditional love, few grant their children
unconditional positive regard.
Many therapists advocate
giving their clients
unconditional positive regard as part of the therapeutic process.
Anita believes through empathy and
unconditional positive regard, she can provide an environment for the client that
gives them permission to explore their emotions and feelings in a non-judgemental space.
These unexpected blessings have continued to emerge from our senior volunteers with reports of improved communication skills with friends / family, the excitement of learning something new, a renewed purpose in life, satisfaction of helping others, increase in personal confidence, and the joy and healing which accompanies the
unconditional positive regard the children
gave to them.
The reconceptualization entails (a) genuineness being viewed as a therapist state of readiness that enables the therapist to better experience the client with empathic understanding of the client's internal frame of reference and to experience
unconditional positive regard towards the client; (b) empathic understanding being viewed as the action state of the therapist in which the client is accepted as he or she is at any
given moment.