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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoNot everyone who avoids asking for help is proud. Some of them asked once, received it with a lecture attached, and learned that the cost of support was a small erosion of standing they could never quite earn back. - Silicon Canals
Asking for help can lead to unintended consequences that affect relationships and self-perception.
Mental health
fromIndependent
1 day agoAsking for a friend: 'My son has just been diagnosed with autism and ADHD. My husband also got tested and has ADHD. How will all this affect our relationship?'
Navigating the challenges of neurodiversity in a family can be overwhelming, especially with multiple diagnoses affecting communication and relationships.
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Parenting
fromPsychology Today
1 day agoWhen Your Adult Child Says 'I Hate You' and Then Wants Money
Emotional outbursts from adult children often stem from overload, and parents should change their responses to reset dynamics.
Parenting
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPsychology says parents who can't stop helping their adult children aren't being loving - they're unconsciously protecting themselves from the terror of becoming unnecessary - Silicon Canals
Parental overinvolvement may stem from a fear of irrelevance rather than solely from love.
Parenting
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPsychology says parents who can't stop helping their adult children aren't being loving - they're unconsciously protecting themselves from the terror of becoming unnecessary - Silicon Canals
Parental overinvolvement may stem from a fear of irrelevance rather than solely from love.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPsychology says people who grew up poor and became successful often can't fully enjoy it - not because they're ungrateful, but because some part of them never stopped waiting for it to disappear - Silicon Canals
Successful individuals often struggle with feelings of scarcity and anxiety about their financial stability, despite their achievements.
fromIndependent
6 days agoAsk Allison: My husband won't talk about our IVF heartbreak and he drinks - and drives, most nights
Rapid engagement and marriage can sometimes mask underlying issues that may only surface later, especially when couples have not lived together prior to tying the knot.
Relationships
SF LGBT
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks agoWhy LGBTQ+ Youth Are More Likely to Be Trafficked
LGBTQ+ youth face at least twice the trafficking risk of heterosexual peers, with nearly 50 percent of commercially sexually exploited youth identifying as LGBTQ+, driven by family rejection, homelessness, and discrimination.
NYC parents
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days agoI started raising my grandson just a few months into my retirement. My wife and I want to give him a good life, but it's financially draining.
Martin Odum and his wife are raising their grandson Noah, who has spina bifida, after previously raising their granddaughter.
Social justice
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 week agoThe Expanding Toll of the Child Detention Industry | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Organizations are mobilizing to combat the increasing child detention crisis in the U.S. and raise awareness about its expansion.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks agoAnti-LGBTQ+ parents allowed to foster kids again in victory for right-wing groups - LGBTQ Nation
Vermont revised foster parent licensing policies to allow applicants with religious objections to LGBTQ+ identities after settling two lawsuits challenging the previous affirmation requirements.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoI grew up with a mother who was physically there but emotionally unreachable - and the confusion that produced, the child's inability to grieve a parent who is standing right in front of them, is the thing I have spent the most years in therapy trying to untangle and the thing I understood least for the longest - Silicon Canals
Emotional absence from a present parent can lead to profound feelings of unworthiness in a child.
fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks agoBaby left in shopping cart in 1972 reunites with women who found her
That's when I saw the baby's face. I was shocked. She was swaddled really tight. She was perfect, lying there as calm as can be. She got examined there. She was beautiful and healthy. Doctors told them the baby was about two or three hours old when she was left in the shopping cart.
US news
NYC parents
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 weeks agoAs Migrant Children Remain in Federal Custody, What Can Nonprofits Do? | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
The U.S. child welfare framework for unaccompanied migrant children is increasingly inadequate due to policy shifts and court backlogs.
Parenting
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
3 weeks ago'You don't need millions to adopt - kids just need love and a safe place'
A same-sex couple adopted two mixed-race sisters to prevent their separation in care, addressing the significant underrepresentation of Black and mixed-heritage children in adoption systems.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoLast of three siblings abandoned in London over eight-year period adopted
Elsa is a beautiful little girl, a raucous bundle of excitement and laughter. I am pleased to have seen photos of her. I know from reports that she lights up the space around her. She is happy and settled in her new family, as yet unaware of how she differs from other children. These siblings share something quite extraordinary. No one that they will meet in life is likely to understand what it is like to be a foundling, but they each know and understand.
UK news
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