3 Ways To Respond When Your Child Says "I hate myself"

How should you respond when your child tells you “I hate myself”?

Your sweet child who you love more than life itself. Who you have poured your love and attention on since they were so small. Who you’ve supported through the happy times and life’s challenges. 

You want the best for them, you want them to be happy. 

So these words coming from their lips can be devastating. 

Often our ‘auto-parent response’ might be to talk them out of it, to reassure them, to tell them not to be so silly or to react harshly, telling them not to think those thoughts. 

What a child needs at this moment is to be heard and understood. To know you are there to listen without judgement (even if you feel like dying inside). 

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