We all love our kids and want them to be happy. And most parents will try to do anything and everything in pursuit of this. But it is often this anything or everything that stops us being the best parents we can for our kids and giving them what they really need, as opposed to what we think they want.
When our kids are sad, stressed, anxious or have other issues we often go into overdrive trying to fix it. We might cuddle, hug and kiss them more than usual. We might try to reassure them that life will be OK with our words. Often we try to m...