”Children are adept at reading between the lines . . . “  Dr. Richard Grossman.

If we are to create a Brave New World in which we all feel loved, welcomed, valued and secure, we need to learn how to parent our children in a more conscious, enlightened, way. By being more aware  of the messages and signals we are giving out all of the time then maybe more of our children will feel loved and valued and welcomed;  not just by us,  their parents, but by the world in general.

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 Depression and the Subtext of Family Life

                                       by Dr. Richard Grossman

In a previous essay (The Four Questions), I suggested that the four questions—“Who am I?  Do I have any value?  Why doesn’t anybody see or hear me?  Why should I live?”—were answered by young children on the basis of the subtext of the parent—child relationship.  Children are adept at reading between the lines.  Read the rest of this entry »