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How to handle criticism of your parenting style

My mother criticizes every parenting decision I make and says I'm too soft but my kids seem happy and confident so I don't know who to believe.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Generational differences in parenting philosophy create self-doubt even when current approaches appear to be working well.

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