Efectos a largo plazo de la "Parentificación" de los niños. Las consecuencias en la familia joven

The presented case study shows a situation in which the weakness or the absence of the parental functions in a family represents a violence for the children, in particular for the eldest, who is often called to assume a parental role towards their younger brothers/sisters and sometimes towards their parent remained alone. During the couple therapy, both partners have the opportunity to “put into words” the violence they suffered: Paolo his father’s abandonment and its consequences, Lucia her being forced to become adult very quickly, which she experienced as her only possibility of being accepted from the others. The conjoint narration allows the partners to “see” their couple joint and search for a better individual, dyadic and triadic adjustment.