Here are some common parenting mistakes that may negatively impact children’s emotional and behavioral development:
- Excessive protection that prevents them from trying, failing, and learning from mistakes.
- Comparing the child to others, which lowers self-esteem.
- Expecting perfection instead of gradual learning and growth.
- Ignoring or neglecting the child’s needs and emotional expressions.
- Overly harsh punishment such as yelling, hitting, or threatening.
- Inconsistency and frequent changes in rules, which confuses the child and prevents them from developing self-discipline.