Parenting advice by psychiatrist Daniel G. Amen has been receiving a lot of traction on Instagram. The video features his advice on how to raise mentally strong kids. In the video, Daniel Amen explains to his audience that when parents want to raise mentally strong kids, they should ensure that they allow their children to solve their own problems. This is because, by solving their problems, they may become less confident and less capable in the future. The video has received a lot of traction among parents on social media platforms. Parents have been talking about different styles of parenting and how to raise emotionally and mentally strong kids.
Let children solve their own problems
In the video, Daniel Amen explains that when parents want to raise mentally strong kids, they should ensure that they allow their children to solve their own problems. This is because parents usually want to solve all their children’s problems. They want to ensure their children do not suffer in any way. However, by solving their problems, they may become less capable in the future. By letting their children solve their own problems, they become emotionally strong. This is because problem-solving helps kids become confident.
Solving everything makes kids less confident
Daniel Amen also explains that when parents want to raise mentally strong kids, they should ensure that they do not solve everything their kids bring to the table.
This is because the more they solve their problems, the less capable they become. This means that when they are given the chance to think and decide on their own, they become less confident. They think they cannot solve their own problems. Instead, parents should encourage children to think. This way, children can understand that they are able to solve problems. In the long run, they can develop independence and resilience, which are very important in solving problems in life.
Here’s the video:
A simple response parents can use
In the reel, he also teaches parents a simple way to respond to children who come to them with a problem. Instead of giving an immediate response to the problems presented to them by children, parents can say to children, “Wow, you’re so smart. What do you think we should do about it?” By saying this to children, parents can encourage children to think and solve problems by themselves. In addition, they can make children feel confident and valued because they are being encouraged to think and express themselves. According to him, parents should not give their immediate opinion but allow children to think and respond first.
Children learn from what parents do
He also teaches parents that if they want to teach children to behave in a certain way, they must model the behavior themselves. Children learn more from what they see from their parents. For instance, if parents are able to solve problems calmly and think logically, they can teach children to behave in the same way. According to him, to be able to teach children properly, parents themselves must model the behavior they want to see in children.
Parenting is about building strong individuals
The main idea of the video is that parenting is not about doing things for our children; it is about preparing our children for life. Mentally strong children are not those who never experience problems; they are those who know how to deal with problems. The video has been well-received by many parents online who share the idea that teaching kids to be independent, confident, and problem-solvers at a young age will help them become responsible adults with strong emotional qualities.
