Children in Contested Custody Cases
Questions for children whose parents are undergoing divorce. Often judges are in a conundrum when interviewing children of divorcing parents. They seek the children’s viewpoints but often lack psychologically-aware interviewing skills. They may think they are either...
Self-Centered Parents and Their Role-Reversed Children
Discover the resulting emotional problems for children. Role reversal takes place when the caregiving role between parent and child is reversed. The parent does not give care to the child. The child gives care to the parent. This turnaround is at the parent’s...
How Parents Can Help Children Talk About Gender Concerns
Asking specific questions leads to helpful discoveries about gender issues. Psychologist David Schwartz, Ph.D., says gender identity is a feeling/belief of belonging or not belonging to one gender category or another. It is society’s construct and does not...
Helping Children Cope With a Narcissistic Parent
The other parent can do a lot for children’s self-confidence and independence. In many families, children spend time with a narcissistic parent. This true whether parents are married, never married or divorced. Self-focused parents create certain difficulties...Connect with Dr. Adams
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