Do mothers have a sixth sense?

Moms seem to have a six sense for their children. BabyGaga reiterates that all women are born with this deeper intuition, but when you become a mother, the urge to listen to that gut instinct is heightened. This ESP moment especially happens when they think something is wrong with their child.

What does a codependent mother-daughter relationship look like?

Most codependent parents form an unhealthy attachment to the child, expecting (and in some ways demanding) a sense of devotion and love from their children that is harmful and destructive. This codependent parent-child relationship is intended to make up for what the mom or dad lacked in their past relationships.

How important is a mother to her daughter?

Largely because mothers occupy such a critical role their children’s physical and emotional growth. Of all familial relationships, the mother–daughter one is most likely to remain important for both parties, even when major life changes occur.

Is the mother-daughter relationship difficult to understand?

In the first insight, I show that the mother-daughter relationship is not difficult to understand once we realize that mothers and daughters do not relate in a cultural vacuum. In recognizing that mothers and daughters relate within a sociocultural and multigenerational environment, the dynamics between them become easier to grasp.

Why do daughters of unloving and unattuned mothers have common experiences?

It’s true enough that all daughters of unloving and unattuned mothers have common experiences. The lack of maternal warmth and validation warps their sense of self, makes them lack confidence in or be wary of close emotional connection, and shapes them in ways that are both seen and unseen.

Why don’t mothers and daughters get along?

Another common reason mothers and daughters give to explain why they are not getting along is their differing or similar personality traits. I have never found hormones or personality traits to be the core reasons for mother-daughter relationship conflict, however. Rather, I have concluded that society sets mothers and daughters up for conflict.

Do mothers and daughters blame themselves for their relationship difficulties?

This societal expectation makes mothers and daughters blame themselves for causing their relationship difficulties. The truth is, if my years of experience providing therapy are any indication, many women currently experience mother-daughter relationship conflict.