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The right balance: How your level of control affects your child’s level of anxiety
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Aug 18, 2011
A mantra of modern mothering has it that kids should be independent and self-sufficient, and that’s all to the good. But unless that goal takes into account the personality and self-control level of the child, an unforeseen result could be increased anxiety and depression… Children with low levels of so-called effortful control of their feelings and actions who did not get the direction they needed from mothers exhibited twice as much depression and anxiety… Kids who are over-controlled when they are already good at independently managing their emotions and behaviour also showed symptoms of anxiety and depression.
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