According to Carl Jung, the psychology of the male child is simple: "If the mother does not feel an emotional connection with her husband, she looks for it in her son."
Psychologists often say that raising a male child is the most difficult process. However, in today's world it is difficult to raise both male and female children equally.
And regarding the upbringing of male children, Jung believed that upbringing that does not correspond to the proper development of the child can lead to the formation of the so-called "man-child" complex.
For example, if the father does not provide emotional support and attention to the mother, she may begin to look for it in the child, thus creating a deeper bond than necessary. So, a mother can become overly protective and "crush" her son with her attention, binding him to herself and making it impossible for him to get rid of his feelings of dependence on her.
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As the child of such a compulsive mother, you simply cannot live alone. She will constantly correct all your mistakes and make all important life decisions for you as long as you let her. Jung's book "Modern Clinical Practice" says:
“And here's a man standing in front of you, living in the past and trying to escape this cold and cruel world that he can't understand. His mother is often by his side, not showing the slightest concern about the fact that her son had to grow up as a man and does nothing to help him grow up and start his family.
You witness a kind of conspiracy between a mother and son and see how the two help each other cheat real life.
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He makes only a series of small attempts to free himself, because his initiative and perseverance are paralyzed by the secret memory that he can only get peace and happiness from his mother... Their sons are unable to find true happiness outside their mother's lap, because mothers hinder them in every way. The mother complex itself, when examined in detail, is quite shocking.
Some men are really unable to reach psychological maturity because of the absence of a father and what they need from him. But for a successful and independent life, such men must get rid of the dependence that their mother feels on them. /Telegraph/
