05/11/2025
Day 5: *Inside the Little Mind*
🌸 *How Small Moments Leave Big Marks*
*Shame* is one of the most painful emotions a child can experience, it’s not just about doing something wrong, but about feeling something is wrong with them.
While guilt focuses on behavior (“I did something wrong”), shame attacks identity (“I am wrong”).
Shame often begins in small, unnoticed moments when a child is scolded too harshly, compared to others,
ignored when they needed comfort, or laughed at for being themselves.
Even when parents don’t mean to, these moments tell a child:
“You’re not good enough as you are.”
Over time, this shapes how they see themselves.
They may become too careful, afraid to express, or seek constant approval.
Some hide their emotions or try to be “perfect” so they won’t be rejected.
Change happens when a child feels seen and accepted, when mistakes are met with kindness, not criticism, & love is given freely, not earned.
