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Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse

Therapists reveal 6 heartbreaking signs you grew up with an emotionally immature parent - and share their most useful tips to help you heal

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Family therapists have revealed the six signs that you grew up with an emotionally immature parent - and more importantly shared how parents can recover from the trauma and not pass it on to their own kids. 

When you become a parent, it's inevitable that your own upbringing will influence your parenting style. Whether it's incorporating things you enjoyed about your childhood into your newborn's life or, sadly, more likely ditching the things you wish your parents had done differently, the parenting we experienced in childhood is an important jumping off point when we're learning ourselves. 

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