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Not all children have the luxury of being kids, andparentifiedchildren know this best.
The National Alliance for Caregivingclaimsthat 1.4 million American children and adolescents experience parentification.
But not all kids accept those responsibilities in stride: some rebel.
Like this 17-year-old teen did.
When they started guilt-tripping him, the teenturned to the Internetfor some unbiased opinions.
All these tasks are what parentification is.
Altheresa Clark, LCSW, toldHuffPostthat its an especially common trait in some cultures, especially in BIPOC families.
She noted that taking on the role of a caregiver is not developmentally appropriate forteensand is beyond their capacity.
Your goal is independence, one userwrote, at the same time noting that it might be difficult.
Indeed, parentified teens might find moving away and living independently harder than their peers.
As Imi Lo explained to us previously, parents oftenguilt-trip the childwhen they want to break away.
In some cases, parentified teens might develop hyper-independence.
While a healthy dose of independence is necessary,parentified childrenshouldnt refrain from relying on others.
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