Camilla McGill offers three ways to respond when relatives criticize your child. She emphasizes that parents must be their child's primary advocate, offering unconditional love and protecting them from judgment while avoiding conflict with family.
He's very aggressive, isn't he? Isn't she potty trained yet? Gosh, when you were that age, you could already speak whole sentences. If you've ever had a relative or a friend say something critical of your child, then you'll know how painful it is. So that's why in today's episode, How to Respond to Criticism of Your Child, I'm going to tell you 3 important ways to respond that leave you feeling empowered without sparking an argument. This is a topic I spoke about when I was on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour, and I wanted to bring it to you too. So why is it important? Well, we need to be our child's number one advocate and show them, and the world, that we love them unconditionally, no matter what stage of development they've reached, how difficult they're being, or what awful thing they've done.
