This is how we were raised: Things parents deeply regret in raising their children

It is connected with education, environment and parenting style a whole bunch of childlike qualities – from intelligence, emotional stability and social skills. That's why it's so important how a parent raises their offspring!

On the well-known Reddit forum have parents given things that have warped them as parents and deeply regret them. However! Even parents are only human and no matter how hard they try, they will inevitably make some mistake in their upbringing. No one is perfect and the fact is, yes children don't need a perfect parent either (just physically and emotionally present enough).

Things parents regret about raising children:

1. Using public humiliation as an educational measure.
2. Forbidding or disapproving of a child trying something they are unlikely to succeed in, just so they don't get disappointed - this is how children learn that it's better not to try, because mistakes are too scary to risk.
3. Forcing them to finish eating what's on their plates.

4. An excessive obsession with hygiene, as some children had a weaker immune system as a result.
5. "Friendly" teasing if they liked a boy or girl.

6. Gender-stereotyped upbringing, such as inhibiting your son's desire to take ballet (because it's "for girls") or not encouraging girls to join the soccer team (because it's more "for boys").
7. Not spending enough time together with your children.

8. They regret that they did not take their teenage children seriously - many times they just waved their hand and described their problems as normal and harmless teenage problems, but in reality, for teenagers, a certain problem can be quite traumatic.
9. Prohibition without explanation and only with the argument "because I said so".
10. They were never hugged by their parents, and they didn't hug their children enough either. They had to learn to hug.