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Childhood abuse and fear of growing up12/15/2023 ![]() Being raised in a home with a parent (or both parents) who had a personality disorder, mood disorder or addiction to substances and/or behaviors and where the child felt a lack in predictability and safety with parents.Ģ. AdvertisementĪnd what can contribute to this? Unfortunately, a wide and varied host of factors can contribute to this, including:ġ. It can feel painful to be left out as a kid, absolutely.Īnd I’m not talking about your parents making you do chores and pitch out around the house when you would’ve preferred spending your time playing video games (actually, there’s some really great research out there about how being made to do chores as a kid can make you into a more happy and successful adult). ![]() It is every child’s innate right to have a childhood, and when this is stolen from them, it’s a terrible and very sad thing.Īnd let me be clear: When I talk about a child being robbed or their childhood, I’m not talking about not having been able to go to Disney when all your friends got to go on summer vacation. I really, truly believe this and I don’t use the word tragedy lightly. “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglassīeing robbed of your childhood is a tragedy. What stops a child from being a child in their childhood? I’ll share more about what being a child robbed of a childhood can look like, and the impacts I believe this can have, and more importantly, what we can do about it as adults now.
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