Roles Children May Assume When Woman Abuse Occurs

Roles Children May Assume When Woman Abuse Occurs: "Roles Children may Assume When Woman Abuse Occurs

In our family, we can adopt or be given 'roles' we willingly or unconsciously play while interacting with others in the family.

Examples of family roles are: the mediator of disputes, the 'baby' of the family, the prized child who can do no wrong, the responsible one on whom everyone relies, or the 'black sheep' who does not fit in and is expected to disappoint the others.

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Roles that develop or are assigned in families characterized by woman abuse reflect the unique ways each person adapts and copes with the secret, confusing, and dangerous situation in which they live."

posted by Robert Heard at 1:49 PM