Corporate world and soft skills training teaches us the importance of feedback. Using this learning, I asked my 5 year old what he disliked about me the most.
He responded spontaneously, “when you and mother argue about something”.
I asked him again if there was anything else he disliked about me, he responded, “when you scold me and it’s not my fault, that makes me angry”.
I asked again but there was nothing else he disliked about me. I appreciated and thanked him for his responses.
Before taking this feedback, I was expecting a complaint about my busyness; that I was unable to play and spend enough time with him but that did not come out to be an issue. He somehow, at this age, understood my time limitations. He only complained about my negative emotions, which were in my hands, which I could change.
My wife and I hardly argue and I scold my son extremely rarely but still, these had the biggest negative impact on his life. I cannot even begin to imagine how badly those children’s brains are affected, whose parents argue/fight regularly or who scold their children just because they can.
I encourage you all to take feedback from your children. Ask them what they dislike the most about you? This should not lead to discussing the answers or clarifying your position. Just take the feedback and ponder over it in your spare time.
Let me and everyone know what you found out, we might find a pattern that can help us all.
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Discussion at LinkedIn : Impact of Your Negative Emotions on Your Children | LinkedIn
Tayyeb says
Good idea, will try it
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I am glad that you found it useful.
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Junaid Rafiq commented on WhatsApp: “Beautiful ! Jzkk
Very useful, I think first comment would be common across almost all and it shows the importance of strong loving and friendly relations between spouses.”
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Mushtaq Ahmad commented on WhatsApp: “و علیکم السلام و رحمۃ اللہ و برکاتہ
ماشاءاللہ تبارک اللہ
Very good idea of taking feed back for self awareness and self improvement. I will do that ان شاءاللہ۔”
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Awad Awan commented on WhatsApp: “Assalam o Alaikum, This is awesome ❤️”
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Saad Naveed commented on WhatsApp: “Thanks for sharing!
JazakAllahu khair, I’ll try with my kids as well”
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Bilal Anjum commented on WhatsApp: “Good one Nauman.. very true”
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Athar Shaikh commented on WhatsApp: “Good one… n keep it up👍”
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Sajid Umar commented on WhatsApp: “Thank you for sharing this worthy article. Good read for us being a parent.”
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Salman Ahmed commented on WhatsApp: “Nice one,
If u could develop a questionnaire or survey form.
It may be more comprehensive.. Yes later on u can add remedies too..”
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Farrukh Pervez commented on WhatsApp: “Very nice idea”
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Abdulraheem Khaled Bin Elwaled commented on WhatsApp: “Kids are very talented in seeing the things that we may miss or don’t notice.”
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Khurram Khan commented on WhatsApp: “Very nice piece written. May I use this for our social media? Obviously with your name”