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Parenting a young child with ADHD (ages 0–5 years) Children under age 5 years are going through major physical growth and motor development. By the time they enter preschool, their social ...
How to form a secure attachment with your child. Attachment is a result of a dynamic and interactive exchange of nonverbal emotional cues. This process makes your baby feel safe and understood ...
Emotional detachment describes when you or others disengage or disconnect from other people’s emotions. It may stem from an unwillingness or an inability to connect with others. There are two ...
Initial description. Parental alienation syndrome is a term coined by child psychiatrist Richard A. Gardner drawing upon his clinical experiences in the early 1980s. The concept of one parent attempting to separate their child from the other parent as punishment or part of a divorce have been described since at least the 1940s, but Gardner was the first to define a specific syndrome.
Parentification. Parentification or parent–child role reversal is the process of role reversal whereby a child or adolescent is obliged to support the family system in ways that are developmentally inappropriate and overly burdensome. [1] [2] For example, it is developmentally appropriate for even a very young child to help adults prepare a ...
Helicopter parent. A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a term for a parent who is overattentive and overly fearful of a child's experiences and problems, particularly outside the home and at educational institutions. [1] Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they "hover overhead ...
Here are some signs that may exist: An alienator might divulge unnecessary relational details — for example, instances of affairs — to a child. This can certainly make the child feel alienated ...
The FIT Connection for Parents. Eating, exercise, emotions, and energy link together in a healthy, fit lifestyle. Medically Reviewed by Roy Benaroch, MD on February 03, 2012.