One key type of abuse we often neglect to address involves child-to-parent violence. This involves violence or abuse perpetrated by adolescents and adult children against their parents. There isstigmaandshamearound the concept that a child might choose to hurt a parent, and parents oft...
Parental alienationis when a child strongly aligns with one parent (the alienating parent) and rejects the other parent (the target parent) for unwarranted reasons. In practice, the alienating parent relies on parental alienating behaviors with the goal of undermining the child’s relationship with ...
Anis unavailable. This article is available as HTML full text and PDF.doi:10.1097/00000446-200304000-00018Mary Jo KoschelThe American Journal of Nursing
1957: a Peruvian Hilda Trujillo gave birth to a daughter at the age of 9. The father of her child is her cousin, who raped her. 1759: Anna Mummenthaler from Switzerland gave birth to a baby girl at the age of 8. The baby was stillborn. The father of the child was one of her r...
had at least one adverse experience in their childhood, such as porce, a parent's death, physical or emotional abuse, or a family member's incarceration or substance abuse problem. A quarter of adults have at least three such experiences in childhood, which according to other research- ...
When an adult child violates our values, makes poor choices, or gets in deep trouble, we often question our parenting abilities. Our doubts shout at us: Was it something I did? Would this have happened if I’d been a better parent?
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Parental blame toward their child was higher when sexually abused by an adolescent versus an adult suspect. In the bivariate and multivariate analysis, parental blame was significantly higher as victim age increased, for Black, non-Hispanic children, and when there was an adolescent suspect. ...
Denise Rowden, Parent CoachEP Coach Welcome to Empowering Parents. I can understand your frustration and concern. The transition from minor child to adult can be a challenging one for both parents and older teens. We hear from many parents of adult children experiencing similar issues. We have ...
While an adult might respond to encountering child sexual abuse material with rage, she notes that a child is more likely to respond with deep fear. Such experiences can increase or amplify depression and anxiety, as well as make them feel helpless against injustices that other people, including...