Why it is that – even as successful grown-ups with lives of our own – so many of us still crave parent approval? And how we can break free from the impulse?

Why it is that u2013 even as successful grown-ups with lives of our own u2013 so many of us still crave parent approval? And how we can break free from the impulse?

Why do we still care what our parents think?

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Relationships with our parents can be just as complex at 30 as they were at 13

 The realisation that we most probably are all grown up can sometimes feel like a revelation to ourselves some days, let alone our parents

It certainly shouldn’t make your parents love you any less because they don’t approve   

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Stylist explores the perennial need for parental validation – and how to break free from it. 

We’re adults, so why do we still care what our parents think of our choices?