Emotionally immature parents may have no idea how to build a healthy relationship with their children in the first place. What’s more, if they do not have any intention or consciousness of the need for a healthy connection, they may resort to using manipulative tactics, believing they have the right to control the child’s decisions.
These tactics include guilt-tripping, shaming, comparing their children to other siblings or peers, and gaslighting.
Emotionally blackmailing the child, even through their adulthood, in another tactic. In this the parent appears to make a request, but it is actually a demand. This comes out when the child says no and the parent gets mad, aggressive, or resorts to silent treatments.
