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Mar 29, 2023 24 min

Glass children

from How Not to Screw Up Your Kids

The hashtag 'glass child' has been trending on social platforms and refers to children growing up in home where a sibling requires a disproportionate amount of parental energy. Leaving them feeling as though we look right through them. What can we do as parents to avoid our children growing up and feeling they were 'glass children'? Here are the highlights: (02:28) Don’t overplay the guilt (07:22) They might say they’re ok, but they’re not (12:19) Communication is crucial (14:42) Apportioning time based on need (17:22) How to support your glass children (19:15) The elephant in the room 💚 Let's grow our village together, please share this episode with at least one friend 💚 Complete the listener poll to let me know what you'd like in future episodes 💚 You can watch the Bucket Emptying Episodes on Youtube 💚 Access the free resources mentioned in the episodes 💚 Join our campaign One Million Moments to reduce the number of children struggling with mental health challenges from 17% to 10% by 2025.

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