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What Happens to the Parentified Child
Parentified children are not given the time, care, love, emotional support, or security needed to develop and thrive. They are deprived of the opportunity to learn through observation and guardianship.
If they were to be vulnerable, they are either ignored or sometimes punished. Eventually, they internalize the message that having needs and desires is not acceptable. They become ashamed of their vulnerabilities, and eventually, emotional numbness and self-denial become their second nature.
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What Is Parentfication
Parentification constitutes a form of "role reversal" in the family when a child is made to take on parental responsibilities.
They may have to, aside from taking care of themselves, be their parents’ confidantes, their siblings’ caretaker, the family mediator, etc. It is...
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Forms of Parentification
Parentification can occur in two ways:
- emotional parentification when a young child is forced to meet the emotional needs of their parent(s), siblings or other family members, on a regular/daily basis.
- instrumental parentification is like e...
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Did You Have to Grow Up Too Soon?
Since you had to grow up too early too soon, you might be trained to become hyper-independent. You are incredibly self-reliant that it may feel impossible to be vulnerable or seek help from others.
Being highly self-reliant was your only option in a household with only...
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Healing and Integration of Parentification
There are many to recovery for a young adult or adult who has been parentified as a child:
- Tell your story! Acknowledgment of reality is the first step to healing. You are accepting not the injustice, but the truth of your story.
- Challenging yourself to connect with others a...
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