Alyson Schafer tackles the problem
of perfectionist parenting with wit and wisdom.
Not exact matches
The
Perfectionist: The perfectionist parent can be seen as the flip side of the martyr: instead of seeing everything your child does as great, this parent sees everything their child does as not
Perfectionist: The
perfectionist parent can be seen as the flip side of the martyr: instead of seeing everything your child does as great, this parent sees everything their child does as not
perfectionist parent can be seen as the flip side
of the martyr: instead
of seeing everything your child does as great, this
parent sees everything their child does as not good enough.
The tagline
of this blog is «Imperfect
parenting in action,» and the author
of this blog is a self - professed
perfectionist.
Fans
of Roz Chast's cartoons in The New Yorker will not be surprised to learn that her
parents were an unlikely couple: Her mother, Elizabeth, was a bossy
perfectionist.
For example, a child that had an overly critical
parent may be an adult
perfectionist, and later find a mate that is the exact opposite
of a
perfectionist.
Ryan Hong, the study's lead researcher, asserts that young children
of these «
perfectionist»
parents become frightened in committing even the smallest mistake; and whenever they do commit mistakes, they end up blaming themselves for failing to reach their
parents» hard achievable goals as cited on San Francisco Gate.
In this interview on ABC Radio National Warren Cann, who is a psychologist and founding director
of the Raising Children Network and current CEO
of the
Parenting Research Centre, discusses and offers proactical tips on how
perfectionist parents can make life easier for themselves and their children.