I came across a video on social media about a mom talking about how she chooses not to tell her kids that she is proud of them…at first. She goes on to describe her childhood, sounding similar to mine. She talks about how she would hear the statement “I am so proud of you” and immediately clings to needing to hear it all of the time. By changing how she praises her kids by saying “Are you proud of it?” it allows the child to learn about self-love. She would then either agree saying “I am too” or if they …
