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A narcissistic parent will often abuse the normal parental role of guiding children and being the primary decision-maker in a child's life, becoming overly possessive and controlling. This possessiveness and excessive control weaken the child; the parent sees the child simply as an extension of the parent. [ 10 ]
But Dr. Little also very much stresses the impact of the quality of the relationship: “Parents who are most likely to raise non-narcissistic children see their child as ‘good enough’ and ...
Family disruption has been shown to influence academic achievement. In a study conducted in Detroit, researchers followed the lives of hundreds of adolescent participants, measuring how their various family types impact education. [10] Results show that children had a higher academic performance in households with married parents. [10] In ...
One common dysfunctional parental behavior is a parent's manipulation of a child in order to achieve some outcome adverse to the other parent's rights or interests. Examples include verbal manipulation such as spreading gossip about the other parent, communicating with the parent through the child (and in the process exposing the child to the ...
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Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-up's Guide to Getting over Narcissistic Parents. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications. ISBN 978-1-57224-561-7. Golomb E (1995). Trapped in the Mirror – Adult Children of Narcissists in their Struggle for Self. New York: W. Morrow. ISBN 978-0-688-14071-7. Hotchkiss S, Masterson JF (2003).
Growing up, children of narcissists usually feel that their parents’ love is “contingent on performance or appearance,” Dr. Gadh says. That has a huge impact on someone’s self-worth as an ...
[2] [3] For example, some parents ask their children for advice about the parents' own romantic relationships, or expect their children to support and manage the parents' emotions, or push children into the role of mediators and peacemakers in the family. [2] Emotional parentification is more harmful than instrumental parentification. [2]