10/10/2017

Intro In my 28 September 2017 article, entitled "Understanding Boundaries in Adult Child-Parent Relationships," I summarized family theories that underlie adult-child to parent relationships and the types of boundary violations that may occur in our childhood and carry over into our adult child-parent relationships.  Although our parents' parenting, personalities, self-motivation, marriages, and family styles may altogether impact our adult child to parent relationship, at a certain point it

09/28/2017

Introduction It comes as no surprise to many that boundary issues with one's parents may occur at any age and stage of life.  These boundary issues may present as temporary during times of stress and/or be pervasive throughout our adult relationship with our parents.  You see it most clearly in the "Parentified child" or " Infantilized child" which not surprisingly tends to continue into the adult child-parent relationship without significant  and conscious changes in both parties.  The

09/26/2017

Background of Issue:  Perinatal Mood Disorders (PMADs) Causing Feeding Difficulties vs. Feeding Difficulties Causing PMADs? During my experiences as a postpartum support volunteer co-facilitator and mom participant of new mom support groups, I have witnessed and experienced first and secondhand a second common and controversial postpartum causality dilemma for postpartum moms.  Anyone who has ever been a mom or attended a New Moms Support Group recognizes that nursing, pumping, and even formula