That Sense of Abandonment
Gary Direnfeld
APRIL 25, 2022
That sense of abandonment doesn’t mean someone left you intentionally. It can also arise from a parent’s lack of availability. That can be work, mental illness, hospitalizations, the distraction of life events. It tends to be particularly impactful on the younger child, the infant, toddler, preschooler. The child that young cannot make sense of the parent’s absense.
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