Riddhi DeorahParenting Coach, Helping mothers become God conscious to raise God conscious children.

Instead of pointing out what your child did wrong, try guiding them with kindness and support.

27 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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Riddhi Deorah explains how constant criticism creates a negative inner voice in children and makes them afraid to try new things. Instead of pointing out mistakes, guide them with kindness and ask yourself whether your reaction helps them or makes them feel small.

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When you criticize your child, they stop loving themselves, not you. When you're constantly criticizing your child, they develop a negative inner voice which reduces their self esteem and they stop trusting themselves. The next thing that happens to them is they are very scared of trying new things because they are scared that they are not able to do anything properly. And the third thing, they start to feel like they are good for nothing and they feel that no matter how much I try, I'll not be able to do it. And they start to feel very small about themselves. Just like this piece of paper was big, but when I kept folding it, it became small. Just like that. When you keep criticizing your child, your child feels very small. So next time when you're yelling, shouting, criticizing, finding faults, and blaming your child, ask yourself, are you helping your child or are you making your child feel very small.