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Tag: dysfunctional family

SIBLING RIVALRY SAVAGERY – 12 Rules and Tips

SIBLING RIVALRY   I am a parent of two boys born two years apart. I intervened 75,046 times when they were little. Hopefully, “savagery” might be too strong a word, at least most of the time. But let’s be ready for anything, right? My sons just had a falling out

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Your Family: Functional or Dysfunctional? 8 Characteristics

Your Family: Functional or Dysfunctional? 8 Characteristics   In my previous life as a psychotherapist, my observations and my previous training led me to see with crystal clarity the power of a family in influencing its children as they advanced from baby to adolescence. What became alarming was how prevalent

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8 CHARACTERISTICS OF A FUNCTIONAL FAMILY

HOW FUN TO HAVE A FUNCTIONAL FAMILY: 8 CHARACTERISTICS! “A family is an incubator. Question is: Is it incubating heaven or is it incubating hell?” -Anon.   It was in my therapy practice years ago when I realized that almost all angst starts in relationships. It is why this blog

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An angry abusive parent and sad child

8 CHARACTERISTICS OF A DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY

  DO YOU COME FROM A DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY or (FUCKED UP HOME)? “A lie appears as your instant friend. But, even if it hurts in the beginning, truth is your real friend.” -Anon.   If you were abused or neglected as a child, you lived in a “dysfunctional” situation.  

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