Summary of Jonice Webb & Christine Musello's Running on Empty

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 Winnicott’s term, Good Enough Mother, refers to a mother who meets her child’s needs in this way. parenting that is good enough takes many forms, but all of them meet a child’s emotional or physical need in any given moment.

#2 Emotionally neglectful parents are those who fail their child in some critical way in a moment of crisis, causing the child a wound that may never be repaired. Alternatively, they are chronically tone-deaf to some aspect of a child’s need throughout his or her childhood development.

#3 The importance of emotion in healthy parenting is best understood through attachment theory. Attachment theory describes how our emotional needs for safety and connection are met by our parents from infancy.

#4 Zeke was upset by the incident with his teacher, and he needed to feel empathy from his mother. He also needed to learn what was expected of him by his teachers in order to succeed at school.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669356882

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Insights on Jonice Webb & Christine Musello's Running on Empty

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Winnicott’s term, Good Enough Mother, refers to a mother who meets her child’s needs in this way. parenting that is good enough takes many forms, but all of them meet a child’s emotional or physical need in any given moment.

#2

Emotionally neglectful parents are those who fail their child in some critical way in a moment of crisis, causing the child a wound that may never be repaired. Alternatively, they are chronically tone-deaf to some aspect of a child’s need throughout his or her childhood development.

#3

The importance of emotion in healthy parenting is best understood through attachment theory. Attachment theory describes how our emotional needs for safety and connection are met by our parents from infancy.

#4

Zeke was upset by the incident with his teacher, and he needed to feel empathy from his mother. He also needed to learn what was expected of him by his teachers in order to succeed at school.

#5

The mother in the above conversation with her son, Zeke, was emotionally attentive and attuned. She asked him to tell her what happened before she reacted, listened carefully to him, and then supported him emotionally.

#6

Emotional Neglect is when a child is not given the necessary care and attention to properly develop and grow. It can be so subtle that it’s barely observable, but it still impacts the child.

#7

If your child is having a hard time remembering the past, ask them to think about what they might have done