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This process is called parentification, not to be confused with parenting.
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This process is called parentification, not to be confused with parenting.
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The term “parentification” was introduced in 1967 by the family systems theorist Salvador Minuchin, who said the phenomenon occurred when parents de facto delegated parenting roles to children.
Were you a ‘parentified child’? What happens when children have to behave like adults Nivida Chandra 2022
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Sadhika had endured “parentification”, which can occur in any home, anywhere in the world, when parents rely on their child to take care of them indefinitely without sufficient reciprocity.
Were you a ‘parentified child’? What happens when children have to behave like adults Nivida Chandra 2022
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