They can’t push back the way you can, so those boundary-crossing comments don’t bounce off; they stick. Twenty47studio via Getty Images Strangers and other family members can say things that don't align with your parenting. “Most ‘creepy’ comments to kids don’t come from creepy people,” Cameron Caswell, an adolescent psychologist and host of the “Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam” podcast, told HuffPost. But the things adults say to children can become deeply internalized. “We are teaching them who they are and what’s expected of them with these kinds of comments.”“Most ‘creepy’ comments to kids don’t come from creepy people.

Source: Huffington Post December 03, 2025 20:26 UTC