THE IDEAL PARENT

A cocoon gives life, protection, and warmth to a helpless caterpillar. Children need parental love, affection, and protection during childhood. The caterpillar has to break open the same cocoon to become a butterfly. If the cocoon is too hard or rigid, the caterpillar dies within it. Just like caterpillars grow wings and break open their cocoons, growing children challenge the values which helped them grow. This is somewhat necessary to become independent. Children can only become assertive young adults if their parents are protective and supportive like a cocoon , but soft or flexible enough to be broken open allowing for transformation into adulthood.