Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough.
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My husband's a pediatrician, so he and I talk about parenting all the time. You can't raise children who have more shame resilience than you do.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Parents must possess their own emotional resilience to effectively raise children with strength and confidence.
In this quote, BrenΓ© Brown emphasizes the importance of emotional resilience in parents when it comes to raising children. She suggests that parents need to model healthy responses to shame and vulnerability to foster the same qualities in their children, thereby helping them develop the resilience needed to navigate life's challenges.
Themes
ParentingResilienceChildrenShameEmotional Health
In practice
Example use cases
In a parenting workshop discussing emotional health.
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