While cooking in the kitchen and trying to decipher some document I brought from work, Tolu has been interrupting me with requests of everything he wants at the same time. Mummy snacks, juice, my toy and all of that. “Enough I shouted at him, stop bothering me,’ the look on my son’s face said it all. I could indeed see that my son is disappointed in his mother. My four years old son, gazing like, can I trust mummy. I immediately wished I never said that to him, though those words were not from my heart .

We sometimes say the wrong things to our kids, leaving our kids feeling hurt, depressed and angry. The words most times do not only hurt the kids but goes a long way to affect the mother-child relationship. If you continually tell your child “don’t disturb me”, “I am busy,” he/she internalize the message and begin to think there is no point talking to mama because you are always asking them off. If you set that pattern when your children are babies, they may be less likely to tell you things when they grow older. Read on http://relationshiptalks.com.ng/reason-why-you-kids-dont-confide-in-you/

Kids must also learn that their parents are only human and not always in the mood to cater to their needs. Their batteries must be recharged too every now and then. Authenticity is not the reason why your kids do not confide in you.

You think so. Which kids? Is it the one's you tell to leave you alone and in the next one minute they are back I can only be bothered when they get to teenagehood.