Meeting the Child Parts That Learned to Parent Themselves: An IFS Perspective on Growing Up Too Soon
Adult Children, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Emotionally Immature Parents, Emotionally Immature Parent Recovery, Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents, Emotionally Unavailable Parents, Childhood Neglect, Childhood Emotional Abuse Lauren Bartholomew, Psy.D Adult Children, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Emotionally Immature Parents, Emotionally Immature Parent Recovery, Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents, Emotionally Unavailable Parents, Childhood Neglect, Childhood Emotional Abuse Lauren Bartholomew, Psy.D

Meeting the Child Parts That Learned to Parent Themselves: An IFS Perspective on Growing Up Too Soon

If you grew up as the child of emotionally immature parents, there's a good chance you became an expert at managing other people's emotions before you learned to tend to your own. Perhaps you were the mediator, the caretaker, the one who could read the room and adjust yourself accordingly. You may have been praised for being "so mature" or "easy" or "independent."

But inside, a younger part of you was working overtime—learning to parent yourself because the adults around you couldn't.

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