In the Foundation's Topics
Taking responsibility is so powerful that it allows us to take the reins of our own lives, avoiding any situation of manipulation or management by others.
In these cases, the child’s instinct and the adult’s feelings go into battle and, generally, the younger one wins; and when that happens, the child learns something undesirable: that through crying, manipulation, and tantrums, he or she can get anything.
We human beings are experts at threats—for example, “Someday I’m going to leave”—as an attempt at manipulation.