Childhood memories, often beautifully portrayed in movies, involve children living with and observing their parents. There might have been a period in your life when similar memories were formed. You were so innocent that you could not see what was truly going on.
Childhood years are also considered sweet years because it is expected that we all get to see our mothers cook us the best bakeries and always give us hugs when we are young. Unfortunately, this is not the case for everybody. Some children are often neglected by their parents for various reasons. So, have you suffered childhood emotional neglect? Take our quiz and find out.
1. Did your father leave your mother?
A. Yes
B. No
C. It is possible
D. I have no idea
2. Did you have someone to turn to when you felt sad or angry as a child?
A. No, not at all
B. Most of the time
C. Kind of
D. Yes, I always had people I could depend on
3. How often do you experience guilt and shame?
A. All the time
B. Whenever I have done something genuinely wrong
C. Often
D. Sometimes
4. How close are you with your family members?
A. Not at all close
B. I am close with most of my family members
C. I’m close to some of my family members
D. I am extremely close to my family
5. Do you find yourself lacking in comparison to others?
A. Yes, all the time
B. Sometimes
C. Yes, in most things
D. No, I have my areas of expertise
6. Do you struggle to recognize the things that you are good at?
A. Yes, I face that problem all the time
B. Sometimes
C. Most of the time
D. No, I know my strengths
7. Who was the closest to you during your childhood?
A. Your mom
B. Your dad
C. Your brother
D. Your teacher
8. Who do you think impacted positively on your life the most?
A. Your parents
B. Your grand grandparents
C. Your teacher or someone else like your teacher
D. Nobody
9. Who do you think impacted negatively on your life the most?
A. Your mom
B. Your dad
C. Yourself
D. You can't think of a single person
10. Growing up did you feel bad seeing others with their mothers?
A. Yes.
B. Sometimes
C. Absolutely
D. No, because my mother was always there
11. Did you ever wish your father was more present in your life, growing up?
A. Yes
B. Not really
C. Sometimes I felt this way but it was rare
D. No
12. Would you say you had a happy childhood?
A. Sometimes
B. Of course
C. Absolutely
D. No, I don't think so
13. Were you raised by a single mother dad or mom?
A. Yes
B. No
C. At some point in my life, yes
D. Absolutely and they did a great job
14. Did your parents fight a lot in front of you?
A. Yes
B. Sometimes
C. Only during a certain period of my life
D. No, they would never do that to you
15. Did your mother leave your father?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Possibly
D. I have no idea
