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Many people struggle to maintain healthy relationships with their adult children. What are the character traits common to successful parents? Here are five.
The relationship between parents and children evolves as they grow up. Unfortunately, sometimes, some parents have difficulty maintaining good ties with their offspring once they become adults. What are the character traits of those who succeed?
They are sure of themselves
Insecure parents will, consciously or not, sabotage the bond that unites them with their child. We can notably cite the fact of opting for authoritarian and critical education, which does not recognize the efforts made.
On the contrary, people who have confidence in themselves will manage to stay close to their children by adopting the opposite approach. They encourage their children in their lives, whether personal or professional, by avoiding any toxic competition.
They communicate freely
Parents who communicate freely and on all subjects with their children promote values such as honesty, trust and emotional intelligence in their education. Children then know that they can turn to their parents to ask them about their concerns and that they will be there to answer them, without judgment.
They provide their advice on request
Parents who have good relationships with their children take care to ask them if they can (or not!) give them advice. Indeed, children, once they become adults, need an attentive ear from their parent more than unwanted advice.
They are flexible
Letting go is an essential quality of parents who maintain good relationships with their children. Indeed, by encouraging this behavior, they allow their children to gain autonomy in their own lives. This also avoids any feeling of frustration and resentment, on one side or the other.
They set and respect boundaries
According to therapist Rachel Glik, quoted by the media Your Tango“Many adult children struggle to maintain good relationships with their parents because they are unable to set healthy boundaries with them.”. Successful parents recognize that their children have their own lives, just like them, and that their time, energy, and emotions need to be equally supported and defended.
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