Why Parents Compare With Others. A recent post on empowering parents titled the myth of the lucky parent. But parents need to understand that comparison is not the only driving force to enable kids to perform their best.
And the same applies to our children. Parenting is not something that you should be comparative about because no two children are exactly the same. Do you compare your family to others echoes this sentiment.
In turn kids end up feeling bad about themselves which is a risk factor for a range of negative outcomes down the road such as anxiety depression and substance abuse she says.
The sole reason why parents compare their kids to others is to instigate the spirit of competition. All of us are different in our own way. They might feel that it is the right way to bring out the latent potential and capabilities in their little ones to excel over others. By comparing our child to his siblings or other children we run the risk of losing sight of what makes our child special and unique.
