Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume - 4, issue 9 1 March 2020 | Page 10

Do Your Parents Lack Emotional
Maturity? (19 Signs)
(All children deserve parents who are caring, attentive,
receptive, and emotionally mature.)
Sadly, the reality is that many of us were born into families who had the
emotional intelligence of brick walls. This led to us feeling a sense of being
abandoned, ignored, rejected, and never truly seen or appreciated for who we
were.
If your parents were distant, self-preoccupied, and insensitive, you likely had
an emotionally immature parent.
What is Emotional Maturity?
Emotional maturity is the ability to be comfortable with a wide range of
intense or conflicting emotions (whether positive or negative). Those with
emotional maturity are sensitive, perceptive, empathetic, receptive, and
attentive to the needs of themselves and others. They are able to manage
their emotions as well as hold space for the emotional complexity within
others.
19 Signs of Emotional Maturity (in Parents & People in General)
Let’s look at emotional maturity more in-depth. Emotionally mature people:
1 Are realistic
2 Are reliable
3 Can think and feel at the same time
4 Work with reality (rather than fight it)
5 Can laugh good-naturedly at themselves
6 Don’t take everything personally
7 Have consistent personalities 
8 Respect your personal boundaries
9 Reciprocate giving and receiving
10 Are courteous
11 Are sensitive
12 Are flexible and can compromise
13 Are empathetic (which makes you feel safe)
14 Are even-tempered