What You Shouldn't Say to Your Daughters: 5 Forbidden Phrases
21.01.2024 17:10
Girls are usually raised as little ladies, and are forbidden to show any active character.
From an early age they are told about motherhood, housekeeping, marriage, and the importance of an ideal appearance.
Meanwhile, some popular phrases used in raising little girls can harm their entire lives.
"With this kind of behavior, you won't get married."
A phrase that makes a girl know from an early age that if she doesn't get married, she will remain a lonely loser. She begins to perceive marriage as the only goal in life.
Moreover, she understands that her natural nature is not liked by anyone, learning to be fake, to suppress her needs and impulses.
Parents certainly wish their daughter happiness, trying to raise her with dignity.
But this attitude is outdated and in adulthood it will be extremely difficult for her to become happy with her old values.
"You need to know how to wash, cook and do laundry. You will become a housewife."
It is really important to teach your child the basics of self-care and to teach him how to take care of himself.
But most parents present this information to a girl as something obligatory that will accompany her throughout her life just because she is a woman.
The gender stereotype about the division of household responsibilities is hopelessly outdated. It can prevent you from building a harmonious relationship with a man and limits the development of a woman's personality.
Perhaps in the future she will want to build a career, but when she meets a man, she will give up her dream for rags and pots, becoming unhappy.
"You need to dress warmly, otherwise you won't be able to give birth"
The phrase is only at first glance filled with concern for the girl's health. Of course, she can get sick if she sits on a cold stone or catches a cold. But the clarification about future childbearing is embedded in the immature mind as hyper-responsibility. If she has problems with reproductive health in adulthood, she will blame herself.
If she becomes a mother and a wife, then this very unhealthy inherent responsibility will spoil her relationship with her husband and children. She will "smother" them with care, and blame herself for all mistakes. This is a heavy burden.
"The boy calls you names and hurts you because he likes you"
Children do not know how to express their feelings correctly, so boys often tease girls they like. But despite this fact, you cannot create in the child's mind the idea that the manifestation of love is associated with pain, resentment or discomfort.
Suggestion in the future can lead to toxic relationships with men. Already becoming an adult, the woman will not distinguish between bullying and manipulation from love.
Instead of giving the wrong advice, parents should teach their daughter to respond to her offender that she does not like his behavior.
"Don't eat too much, a girl should take care of her appearance"
Growing up girls who haven't yet gone through the stage of self-acceptance generally find it difficult to live up to the photoshopped beauty standards and the deception that numerous bloggers demonstrate.
Parents, with the wrong phrases, protecting the appearance and health of their growing daughters, only aggravate the situation.
Frequent reproaches for sweets can cause a girl to develop an eating disorder due to the fear of gaining weight, which is sometimes impossible to overcome.
The task of parents is to explain to their daughter that people are beautiful in their diversity, and also to instill the basics of proper nutrition from childhood.
Most of the problems of adult women come from childhood and the parents' approach to upbringing.
An incorrectly formulated phrase or stereotypical thinking can ruin your daughter’s life, imposing gender stereotypes and toxic relationships on her.
Previously, we talked about how to help your child find his or her business and achieve success.