Understanding the needs of our children and our little selves

We will continue our discussion from last week. We can look at it as discussing the needs of our child-self OR the needs of our children. Once we understand what they really need THEN we can accept this new fact and give them what they need, not just what we think they need. The focus is not on our thoughts about what they need but instead what has proven to be healthy for them. It is their internal need for certain elements as validation and a building of their sense of self-worth, esteem and image that is crucial. This will be the basis of our discussion today.