Am I a bad parent?
5. Am I a bad parent?
The honest answer is that bad parents do not lie awake asking. This booklet is about the guilt almost every parent of a struggling child carries, where it really comes from, and why self criticism quietly makes everything harder.
It covers the difference between guilt and shame, why repairing a bad moment matters more than never having one, and how to be as kind to yourself as you are trying to be to them.