My 16-year-old daughter with anxiety disorders spends most days in her room and I bring her meals up there and my husband says I am enabling her but I remember what it felt like when the world was too much.
More people experience this than they realize.
The recognition of your child's pain through your own experience creates tension between protective accommodation and necessary growth challenges.
“Where Are You with Parenting a child with disability or neurodivergence?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.