Enough Already! Stop Trying to Prove You Were a Good Parent
Psychology Today | 23.08.2026 19:39
I hear some version of this from my parent coaching fairly often: "Dr. Jeff, I just want her to understand that I did the best I could." What I then try to do is gently explore the painful question that often lurks underneath these parents' understandable concerns: to feel appreciated by their adult children. And that question is, "When will my adult child finally admit I wasn't such a bad parent?"
