EMOTIONALLY IMMature PARENTS: Which type do you belong to?

Parents are either extremely strict in their upbringing or do not set any boundaries for the children
Children need healthy emotional support from their parents as they grow up.

Emotional maturity is the ability to express and control one’s own emotions along with the ability to empathize with and respond to the emotions of others.
But when parents – who above all should be the emotional support of their children – are emotionally immature, children raised in such an environment grow up as insecure people, many times unable to show their emotions, control them and create healthy relationships.

Parents with violent emotional reactions

These are parents who are exclusively driven by their feelings and who tend to overreact to situations. When they lose their temper, chaos ensues in the family.
Their mood is changeable and goes to extremes. One moment they are completely emotionally unavailable, and the next they can have a very violent emotional reaction. This type of parent makes the family dynamic unpredictable and the home environment stressful.

Controlling parents

These parents seem calm and balanced at first. Although they are involved in their children’s lives, their empathy is very limited. They rarely adapt to their children’s needs, nor do they nurture an emotional connection with them, and instead, they have their own plans and desires for the children’s future and insist on it. They set high standards and can be very critical and demanding.

Passive parents

This type of parent avoids any stress or conflict. While this may mean they get along well with their children, they don’t know how to set healthy boundaries or have honest conversations. These children with passive parents do not have solid support and are left to fend for themselves.

A distant parent

This type of parent doesn’t spend much time with their family, and when they do, it’s a cold and distant relationship. Interaction mainly consists of giving orders and insisting on obedience.

Children raised in a family with an emotionally immature parent are at greater risk of anxiety or depression in adulthood.