How To Respond To Tough Love

 

7 ways to respond to genuine tough love

1. Listen to understand first. You cannot hear if you are preparing to defend your position at the same time.
2. Be open-minded. ...
3. Look at it from the other person's perspective. ...
4. Pause before replying. ...
5. Recognize your feelings. ...
6. Acknowledge the feedback. ...
7. Take it on the chin.

Points of Clarification On Tough Love

Let me clarify before the idea of tough love can be misconstrued in bizarre ways.  It is not that the parents withdraw their love and become unsympathetic, unfeeling, and cruel.

Tough love is just reminding the person messing up his life to take responsibility, blame, punishment, or accountability for his actions. The earlier he realizes his mistakes, the early is the healing process is.

Tough Love

When a person tries to do things repeatedly and does not learn any lesson from his past mistakes ... a TOUGH LOVE model is suggested by some experts.

Tough love is love and affectionate concern expressed in a stern and unsentimental manner to promote responsible behavior in a person. Tough love is about recognizing faults, overcoming them, growing stronger, realizing one's mistakes, and learning from them in the process.

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