When your child says they don't like something about you, your emotional reaction is:

  • I am curious – I am asking why they feel that way.
  • It stings me a little, but I'm trying not to show it.
  • I feel guilty – I have to make things right.
  • I will get angry – after all, I am not a bad parent.
  • I am closing myself off – I feel like the child is rejecting me.

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