Jan 19, 2023
Parents who are controlling often set strict rules and follow it up with harsh punishments so there is no escape for kids.
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In a controlling parent-child relationship, there is no healthy boundary.
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A control freak parent often demands obedience and compliance from their kid.
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Another characteristic of a controlling parent is that they step in to take all important decisions in their child's life.
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They're extremely critical of their child choices so as to make them adhere to their decisions.
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One of the biggest mistakes parents make is setting unrealistic expectations for their children to fulfill, which when they fail backfires and takes a toll on their self-confidence.
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Often parents resort to different manipulative strategies to discipline their kids.
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Often when controlling parents want their way, they use guilt, shame and blame to tame their kids.
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This is one of the classic tactics used by parents to make kids conform.
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Everyone fails - it is how people learn. However, controlling parents fail to cut their children some slack.
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Punishment is a tool to discipline for parents who like to control every aspect of their children's lives.
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A control freak parent is likely to only love with conditions i.e. they put terms, restrictions, or rules on the giving of their love.
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Another trait of a controlling parent is that they offer help even when it's not needed.
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When parents get too personal and start deciding who their children hang out with, they can be seen as controlling.
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A controlling parent may also lack empathy and kindness towards their kids, failing to display any support.
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As far as controlling parents are concerned, there is always a lack of understanding towards the child.
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Even though controlling parents try to dominate every aspect of their child's life, they demand maturity from them.
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There's never a sense of appreciation or understanding for a child's achievement.
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Depending on what they want from their child, a control freak parent establishes rules as per their convenience.
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