We have all defined Queen Letizia as a mother at some point. Although when Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía were children we were barely able to see them, only on very specific dates throughout the year, we have seen the evolution of the Queen in raising her daughters, his fears, his worries, his character... Queen Letizia is a very specific type of mother and it is not easy for her at all. This is how the psychologist and therapist Lara Ferreiro explained it to us, who, on the occasion of this Mother’s Day, has done an analysis of Letizia in her most complicated role. She is not the Queen of Spain, but her mother.
“There are four types of mothers and Letizia would be a helicopter mother. These types of mothers are perfectionists, they overprotect children for fear of being hurt, they worry a lot and try to control. They are called helicopter because they fly very closely, like a helicopter, over the lives of his daughters. In the end they want to have very close supervision over what they eat, their friends, their studies… But at the same time they give love and are affectionate,” Lara Ferreiro begins by explaining.
Then, the psychologist explains to us, there are three more styles. “This the tiger mother who carry out a very disciplined education and show their claws, like a tiger, especially if their children get bad grades. These types of mothers do not usually take care of their children emotionally, they worry a lot about discipline, grades… Then there are mother jellyfishwho are the complete opposite, mothers who are flexible, very lax, permissive, they don’t set limits… And then there are mothers sandwich that the only thing that worries you is that your son or daughter eats, this is very Spanish. Letizia would be a helicopter, that is, mothers who They tend to give a lot of affection but also a lot of control.”shares Lara Ferreiro.
Letizia as a mother, according to the expert, is controlling but at the same time she worries about being present and that there is unity: “Her daughters idealize her, for them their mother is a reference, in style and in everything. Letizia has character and She is a selective mother with her affections regarding her daughters., but she is also a modern, familiar, loving mother… She moves between a loving mother and a strict mother. Letizia is very worried about the future, she has that anxiety, and she has it much more difficult. There is overprotection, she is a perfectionist and that brings it down, but the thing is that It is a complex challenge to be a mother and also to be a mother of a future queen.. And on top of that with everyone judging. She wants to be a good mother and a good queen, she likes control and supervising everything, friends, food… He imposes what he considers to be best, “he gets emotionally involved and overprotective.”
The original set of Infanta Sofía.
Lara Ferreiro highlights the non-verbal language of Letizia’s appearances with Leonor and Sofía. Even though they are already older, Leonor is 18 years old and her little sister turned 17 on April 29. “Love is amazing, the three of them are a bunch. They always touch each other’s shoulders, backs, and with that Letizia sends a message of ‘here’s mom’. They look at each other, they correct each other so that they do it well… In addition, it has always been evident that the Queen has been very determined that Sofía not feel second nature. , that the sisters get along well and love each other, we can say that they are educated girls and that is because the Kings have known how to do it very well as parents. It is not easy to do it with that media pressure,” he tells us.
Queen Letizia’s parenting style
Lara Ferreiro explains to us the four parenting styles there are and which one Letizia and also King Felipe VI would be in, in her opinion as a psychologist and expert. “The first is the authoritarian, very strict parents who have an education of ‘yes just because and because I said so’, there is no debate. In this case they are submissive children who later They become liars and hide things from their parents.. They set many limits but give little affection, children become tyrannical or aggressive. Then there is the negligent parenting style, which is parents who spend many hours working, buy their children gifts, do not set limits or give much affection. And they are usually narcissistic. Children develop problems of adult depression and other mental health problems,” explains Lara Ferreiro.
To which he adds: “There is a third parenting style that is permissive, where there is a lot of affection but no limits are set; here the bad mother syndrome appears and they are spoiled children, everyone is tolerable and in the end they do not learn. And, finally, andThe democratic parenting style, who are negotiating parents, who maintain a dialogue, share and make the child feel respected. They give love but they set limits… I think this would be the parenting style of Kings Felipe and Letizia with their daughters Leonor and Sofía, they impose their criteria and teach them but with a lot of love and communication.
