April 2021

Parentification is when a child is either expected to act like the adult or parent directly by caring for siblings or their own parents, paying bills, making meals, etc…OR by becoming the emotional caregiver for their parents. In my case, it was the latter. In...

I learned a new word about two weeks ago – parentification. It’s a word that has changed my life. What is parentification? In a nutshell, it’s when the roles of children and parents become reversed. It’s when a child either takes on the role as...