True parental supervision is warm, informed, and steady. It keeps children safe not just by watching them, but by building a relationship where the child wants to share, listen, and cooperate
Masking is when a person hides or changes parts of who they are in order to feel safer, fit in, or be accepted. It is like wearing an invisible costume in social situations. Many people do this, often without fully realising it, especially if they have been judged, bullied, neglected, or misunderstood in the past.​
