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  2. Abandoned child syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Abandoned child syndrome is a proposed behavioral or psychological condition that is said to result from the loss of one or both parents.Abandonment may be physical or emotional; that is, the parent may abandon the child by failing to be present in their life, or by withholding affection, nurturing, or stimulation. [1]

  3. Middle child syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Middle child syndrome is the idea that the middle children of a family, those born in between siblings, are treated or seen differently by their parents from the rest of their siblings. The theory believes that the particular birth order of siblings affects children's character and development process because parents focus more on the first and ...

  4. Empty nest syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Empty nest parents often face new challenges, such as establishing a new kind of relationship with their children, having to find other ways to occupy their free time, reconnecting with each other, and a lack of sympathy from people who believe that parents should be happy when their children leave home.

  5. Family estrangement - Wikipedia

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    Although the rejected party's psychological and physical health may decline, the estrangement initiator's may improve due to the cessation of abuse and conflict. [2] [3] The social rejection in family estrangement is the equivalent of ostracism which undermines four fundamental human needs: the need to belong, the need for control in social situations, the need to maintain high levels of self ...

  6. People Who Weren't Told 'I Love You' in Childhood Often ...

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  7. Refrigerator mother theory - Wikipedia

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    Arieti not only maintained that the parent-child relations are the first social act and the major drive of socialization, but also a stimulus to either accept or reject society. The child's self in this view is a reflection of the sentiments, thoughts, and attitudes of the parents toward the child. Autistic children show an extreme socializing ...

  8. Many parents feel lonely and burned out — and the U.S ... - AOL

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    A recent survey finds that 66% of parents report feeling isolated and lonely. Now Dr. Vivek H. Murthy is issuing a health advisory about parents' mental health.

  9. Enmeshment - Wikipedia

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    Enmeshment is a concept in psychology and psychotherapy introduced by Salvador Minuchin to describe families where personal boundaries are diffused, sub-systems undifferentiated, and over-concern for others leads to a loss of autonomous development. [1]