Parental Alienation Archives
The Impact of Being Raised by a BPD Parent
Posted on May 25, 2016 Leave a Comment
The damage of borderline personality disorder on children can begin in the earliest stages of infancy and disrupt the development of secure attachment and engagement. Studies have found that interactions between mothers with BPD and their infant children are characterized by insensitivity, high levels of intrusion, and low levels of positive response to infant distress. […]
Children of parents with Borderline Personality Disorder
Posted on May 25, 2016 Leave a Comment
Children of mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are a disadvantaged group of children that are at risk for future psychopathology. Crandell et al. (1997) demonstrated that, for these children, attachment status is not completely stable. Some children are able to resolve early traumatic experiences and are able to obtain an ‘earned secure’ attachment status […]
Surviving the Borderline Father:
Posted on August 12, 2015 1 Comment
Growing up with one or more parents affected with BPD causes significant damage to the child’s sense of self. Relief can only be achieved by stopping the abuse. This is done by installing consistent boundaries that do not allow for this type of abuse. Once this is achieved, healing of the self can occur by […]
