Emotionally Neglectful Family? 7 Tips for the Holidays [Blogs.PsychCentral.com]

Samantha Sangenito 12/14/154:00 AM

Well, it’s that time of year again. The most difficult period for you if you belong to an emotionally neglectful family.

So what is Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN)? And now that you’re an adult, how can you tell if your family has it?

Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN): When parents fail to respond sufficiently to the child’s emotional needs.

CEN can be extremely invisible, subtle and unmemorable when it happens to you as a child. You may not remember it happening, but there are some clear signs of it in the family, even after the kids are grown.

[For more of this story, written by Jonice Webb, go to http://blogs.psychcentral.com/...ps-for-the-holidays/]

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