Child Development & Guidance
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Early childhood experience
My mother had a very hard upbringing and was raised in foster homes where unimaginable things happened to Native American children in these foster homes. They were abused and used for farm help back then. When my mother started having my siblings and I, she used us as a way to heal. My parents are still together and we are very close as a family unit, even though we are all grown up and have children of our own. My mom broke her family cycle and it’s up to us to carry that on with our children.
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early childhood experiences play a huge roll in shaping the child and their future. I strive to make sure my children have a beautiful upbringing one day because I experienced the worst and would never wish it on my worst enemy.
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My grandpa never praised my dad, he only ever told him if he did things wrong or how he could have done it better and because of that my dad grew up always thinking that he did everything wrong and was very critical to himself. My dad was also able to break that cycle, he’s learned to be kind to himself and in turn never holds back praise from anyone.
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Sharing your mother’s experiences here is helpful for getting a better understanding of the difficulties some children have in their home environment. It also helps to realize that not all parents come from backgrounds that were nourishing and healthy. Our hope is that they do learn from this and help to break that cycle as they now raise their own children…as your mother did with you. Thank you for sharing.
