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When family crisis forces premature maturity

My parents got divorced and suddenly I feel responsible for taking care of my mom's emotions and I don't know how to be a kid anymore.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Adult responsibilities thrust upon a young person disrupts normal developmental processes and identity formation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Adolescent identity formation?”

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