Not acknowledging a child’s feelings can lead to low self-esteem, self-doubt, anxiety, depression, feelings of isolation and an inability to form positive social interactions and relationships.
If a young child learns that his/her feelings are not acknowledged, they grow up thinking they are not important and this can lead to them being unable to form deep relationships as an adult.
Source: #RYchat on #feelings in children & young people with Dr Keri Nixon @ Twitter
Message supplied by: Dr Keri Nixon
Image by Rolands Lakis (originally posted to Flickr as Bernadeta) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
