Adult children of parents with mental illness: losing oneself. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2016;37(9):668-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2016.1178359.Murphy G, Peters K, Wilkes L, Jackson D. Adult children of parents with mental illness: dehumanization of a parent. Int J Ment Health ...
In summary, when parenting a child with mental illness, the methods of traditional parenting can be counterproductive, so think outside the box. Educating yourself on the kind of mental illness your child has will give you the knowledge to help you parent as well as assist you in informing o...
Childhood parental mental illness: living with fear and mistrust. This paper presents one major theme of findings from a doctorate study. The study used a narrative enquiry approach, to gather parenting narratives of adult children of parents with mental illness. A Partnership Model for a Reflexive...
Children with disabilities often require, more extensive family involvement and greater paternal support than other children. Yet these children are the children least likely to live with their fathers. This paper uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 from the United States to...
Supporting parents to break the cycle of unresolved past issues and build deeper connection with their children to feel happier.
For example, van der Zanden, Speetjens, Arntz, and Onrust (2010) conducted a pilot study (pre-post with no comparison group) of an interactive web-based chat room for parents with mental illness. Eight 90-minute lessons were conducted in a chat room with trained facilitators. Parents ...
Mental Disorders and Parenting: Challenges and Opportunities for Adult Mental Health Services Parenting can be a key element in the psychiatric rehabilitation process, but it may come with many challenges for parents with mental health problems. Illness symptoms, together with social and sociocultural ...
I talk a lot on this blog about adult mental health, but children’s mental health is equally as important. Our… Read More.. Family days out 11 Half Term Family Days Out in Lancashire mummyconqueringanxiety 5 February 20250 If you’re a busy mum, planning half-term activities like me,...
Similarly, at 6 months of age there were no significant differences in cognitive or motoric skills (as measured by the Bayley) between children of adolescent and adult mothers. The mean standardized score on the Bayley scale of Mental Development for children of adolescent mothers was 105. Motor...
Agonizing Over Adult Children’s Choices One parent shared with me how her son and fiancé drove over to her home to tell her they wanted a baby, NOW. They didn’t want to wait until they got married and settled down with financial resources in place. They said, “Life is short and ...