Psychology Explains Why some Parents Strive to Repair Everything that Breaks at Home

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In many families there is a scene that has been repeated for years. If a chair loses its stability, a fan generates a noise that should not or a remote control stops working, the father takes a screwdriver to check the malfunction instead of replacing it. Many consider this behavior unnecessary, but psychology holds that there is a much deeper meaning than saving money. Some theories claim that, for many parents, repairing objects represents a w…

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As long as there is something to be repaired, there will almost always be someone to say, "Let it be, I'll deal with it." But there is a deeper explanation for this parental habit.