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Although the rejected party's psychological and physical health may decline, the estrangement initiator's may improve due to the cessation of abuse and conflict. [2] [3] The social rejection in family estrangement is the equivalent of ostracism which undermines four fundamental human needs: the need to belong, the need for control in social situations, the need to maintain high levels of self ...
Paul Prather: Estrangement between parents and adult children seems to have increased during an era when many parents have invested unprecedented financial and emotional resources in their kids.
More than one-quarter of young adults are estranged from one or both parents, or have been, a finding that suggests a societal shift away from the traditional bonds of family. Several recent ...
The experience inspired them to co-author "The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover," a book on how they reconciled and the tips they have for estranged family members who are ready to put in the ...
Parental alienation is a theorized process through which a child becomes estranged from one parent as the result of the psychological manipulation of another parent. [1] [2] The child's estrangement may manifest itself as fear, disrespect or hostility toward the distant parent, and may extend to additional relatives or parties.
A father disowning his daughter in the 1913 film The Jew's Christmas. Disownment occurs when a parent renounces or no longer accepts a child as a family member. Disownment might be due to actions perceived as reprehensible or lead to severe emotional consequences.
A formerly estranged mother and daughter spent holidays fully alone or with their chosen family. It took them four years to reconnect, and they struggled because friends and family "took sides."
Sibling estrangement or sibling alienation is the breakdown of relationships between siblings resulting in a lack of communication or outright avoidance of each other. It is a phenomenon that can occur in families for various reasons such as unresolved conflicts , personality differences, distance , or life events.