Every once in a while we may end up crossing our child’s boundaries. If this is accidental and is acknowledged right away, it creates no damage. But when it’s repeated, it damages the child’s sense of Self.

Besides accidental boundary crossing, which are sometimes inevitable, repeated violations happen for two reasons. First, it is when we do not accept the idea that children do need to have their boundaries. And the second is when we don’t understand that our job as parents is to respect and protect those boundaries for the sake of our child’s wellbeing.

A child, no matter how young, has the right to have their own psychological and physical space. The older they are the more that space will expand.

This is the way they develop their Sense of Self.

Children also have the right to not be involved in other people’s psychological and physical space, by not being forced into things that do not truly serve them. 

In this episode we talk about what crossing the child’s boundaries may look like, why it may be happening, and what to watch out for. We also explore the consequences of violated boundaries.