Parenting is at times stressful and difficult. If a parent has a significant psychological issue or is struggling in this role for other reasons, it can have a negative impact on the child. This is something I sometimes hear about in my clinical practice when I ask clients about their background experience. This article [here] offers a summary of some research which supports one aspect of this connection (hostility) and offers some helpful guidance for parents. To illustrate some of the challenges in parenting, here a psychologist suggests that some of the things that are said commonly to support children may, in fact, be unhelpful to their development.