Parentified Child – Causes, Effects and Steps to Healing
Dr. Tracey Marks Dr. Tracey Marks
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 Published On May 12, 2021

The normal role of a parent is to meet your child’s needs and guide their development. When there’s a breakdown in this role, the child is put into an adult-like role of meeting the parents needs. In the literature this has been referred to as boundary dissolution. There is a dissolving of your personal boundaries.

Based on current constructs, here are 6 ways the boundary dissolution can affect the parent-child dyad.
1.Role reversal parentification
2. Role reversal adultification
3. Seductive spousification
4. Hostile spousification
5. Psychological control
6. Emeshment


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