child Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/child/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Thu, 26 May 2022 11:55:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png child Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/child/ 32 32 Understanding our Family Roles https://heatherhayes.com/understanding-family-roles/ Sun, 29 May 2022 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4919 How the particular roles we play in our family systems affect our relationships In order to address the mental health of an individual, we must also address their family dynamic. The same goes for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment: we cannot hope to achieve successful recovery without taking into account the role of the family […]

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]]> Does Childhood OCD Disappear? https://heatherhayes.com/does-childhood-ocd-disappear/ Sun, 03 Apr 2022 04:30:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4839 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that affects people of every age. Those who develop it young may have heard that it will get easier and may even go away completely when they get older. But is there any truth to this claim? Identifying OCD in Children Between 0.25% and 4% of children […]

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]]> Are You Triggered by Abandonment? https://heatherhayes.com/are-you-triggered-by-abandonment/ Sun, 09 Jan 2022 05:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4734 “If you feel safe and loved, your brain becomes specialized in exploration, play, and cooperation; if you are frightened and unwanted, it specializes in managing feelings of fear and abandonment.” – Bessel A. van der Kolk All humans will experience some form of abandonment anxiety because the fear of abandonment is universal to our experience […]

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]]> Parentification of Children https://heatherhayes.com/parentification-of-children/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 05:01:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4694 “Children are not things to be molded but are people to be unfolded.”   — Jess Lair, author Parents and children ideally have clearly defined roles; however, the boundaries become blurred in the case of parentification. In a healthy relationship, the parent cares for the child, allowing them to focus on their own development and […]

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]]> The Trauma of a Privileged Youth https://heatherhayes.com/the-trauma-of-a-privileged-youth/ Sun, 14 Nov 2021 05:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4689 Trauma is not a term immediately associated with privileged individuals. Trauma, and associated trauma disorders such as PTSD, are usually seen as reactions to life-threatening traumatic events such as accidents, natural disasters, war, and sexual or physical violence. However, chronic trauma can be caused by long term exposure to emotional abuse, neglect, or abandonment, all […]

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