410 SelfWork: The Good Enough Parent
What's a good enough parent?
There were many times when I was actively parenting our child that I thanked a psychology researcher named Winnicott. When he was writing (decades ago...), mothers were blamed for everything - even autism was caused by a "refrigerator mom."��Winnicott came along and let moms off the hook a little bit, saying that their caring ��� as long as it was good enough ��� as long as she was consistent enough, that most children would be okay. Fathers were left out of the whole pathology-causing picture, by the way.
Frankly, I had no idea how to measure ���good enough��� as a mom. Since it���s 2024, let���s include fathers in that equation. What makes a good enough parent? Is being good enough���. enough? We���ll talk about the answers to these questions today on SelfWork.
The listener email I���m going to share today brought tears of gratitude into my eyes. It was one of the kindest I���d ever received, although your kindness toward me is something you ��� as listeners��- often show me.
Vital Links:��Excellent article by Crista Balis on good enough parenting in Todays Parent Magazine.
��Article by Brittany Clair on Lucie's List about good enough parenting.��
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