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Hidden Harm. "Good Behaviour" - Or Is it....?
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A child who never breaks the rules can look like a parenting success story. But what if that calm, compliant, high-achieving “good behavior” is actually a shield against anxiety, fear, and the feeling that something might go wrong at any moment? We dig into the uncomfortable idea that distress doesn’t always show up as acting out. Sometimes it shows up as control, rigidity, and a kid who seems fine because they’ve learned to hold everything together.
We walk through what a psychological defense mechanism really means and why it’s often automatic rather than deliberate. Using…
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