Burdened children
Subtitle: theory, research, and treatment of parentification
By: editor, Nancy D. Chase.
Contributors: Chase, Nancy D.
Publisher: Sage Publications; SAGE Publications, Inc
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Helping behavior in children.; Parental influences.; Problem families.; Role playing in children.; Stress in children.
Description: What are the developmental effects on children who must fulfill the family role of parent? Editor Nancy D. Chase defines parentified children as children who are compelled to perform the role of parent at the expense of their own developmentally appropriate needs and pursuits. With uncanny sensibilities, these children are attuned to their parents moods, wishes, vulnerabilities, and nuances.

This volume is a comprehensive study of parentification in the family, covering both theoretical as well as clinical topics by a group of distinguished contributors. Students, academics, and professionals in family studies, social work, child abuse, developmental psychology, school psychology, and family therapy will find Burdened Children an excellent resource on this phenomenon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.