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27/12/2025

'Toxic Empathy' Is The Kindness Trap You Didn't Know You Were Stuck In | HuffPost Life

There's a line when it comes to helping or feeling for others. Here's how to know when it's been crossed.

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21/12/2025

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Permissive parenting often sounds kind — but it leaves the developing brain without the structure it needs.

When we remove limits to avoid distress, we’re not protecting children — we’re asking an immature nervous system to self-regulate without support. That’s not kindness. That’s overwhelm.

Brain-based parenting isn’t about control or punishment.
It’s about understanding that the child’s brain is still under construction — and consequences are one of the ways the brain learns cause, effect, responsibility, and repair.

Consequences aren’t about making a child feel bad.
They’re about helping the brain connect actions to outcomes in a safe, predictable way — while an adult stays calm, present, and regulated.

Permissive parenting says: “I don’t want you to feel upset.”
Brain-based parenting says: “I can sit with your upset and keep you safe.”

Boundaries with consequences build neural pathways for self-control.
Not instantly. Not perfectly. But gradually — with repetition, safety, and co-regulation.

Children don’t need fewer consequences.
They need consequences that teach, protect, and guide — not shame.

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11/12/2025

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Around the world, a growing number of countries are making spanking illegal as research continues to show the harm it causes to a child’s developing brain.

Spanking may stop a behaviour in the moment, but it doesn’t teach the skills a child needs to cope, communicate, or calm. Reason does.

This comparison highlights the difference so adults can move towards approaches that build understanding rather than fear.

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