Blog post by Larissa Dann 7th October 2014 (updated 24 May, 2016) Image: Shutterstock
Three words: take them seriously - could provide your parenting (and relationship) foundation for life. Being taken seriously is a fundamental human need – adult and child. Hugh Mackay, respected Australian social researcher and author, states in his book The Good Life: “the desire to be taken seriously . . . is the most pervasive of all our social desires”. He says, “We each want our unique role . . . to be recognised. We each want our voice to be heard" (my emphasis). Children want, and need, to be heard too - as much as adults. How often do we hear the voice of our child? And how would they feel if we took them seriously?
