We all need some sort of assurance and acceptance so we can nurture and flourish. This is not different for children, they too need so much love and acceptance so they can grow up as healthy adults who know what they want and go out to grap it. The root of all psychiatric illness is lack of acceptance either from other people or from yorself. how many times have you looked in the mirror and thought i hate myself, or i hate how i look or even how my eyes don't shine or my brittle hair, or how i behaved last night or didnt answer to criticism. Accept yourself first, remind yourself every morning that even though you are not what exactly what you want to be but you are working on it and thats enough to be proud of yourself. Try to not judge others because it always end up bad on you, especially if you are a self criticizing person . Accept yourself fully first and then you will learn to accept others
