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When family crisis pushes children into premature caretaking roles

My oldest daughter has always been the responsible one and now that my husband has cancer she automatically became the family organizer and I worry that she is sacrificing her own life to take care of all of us.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Emergency situations can activate family patterns that burden the most capable members with responsibilities that exceed their developmental stage or personal capacity.

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