Play Therapy with the Adultified Child

Acknowledging what a child is doing that is helpful and having the child perceive fairness in what they are asked to do, can mitigate the negative effects of adultification. 

Theorists such as Bowlby, Berne, and Minuchin came up with similar terms to describe the same parentification dynamics they were noticing in family systems. 

Two types of parentification are instrumental and emotional. 

This type of adultification is correlated to greater difficulty later in life. 

Adultification is a process in which: 

Adultification largely affects girls.

Adultification in childhood is linked to emotional issues, such as anxiety, later in life. 

One model that is helpful in framing treatment for adultification is Eric Berne’s  _____ model. 

The following is NOT a component of the ego-state model:

This ego state can be expressed as Nurturing or Controlling; 

This ego-state can be expressed as Natural or Adapted.

Adultificd children tend to put their own feelings, wants, and needs _______ those of their parents. 

Society sees some children as more adultified than others based on their race and ethnicity. 

It may be helpful to work with the entire ______ when seeking to help an adultified child. 

Exploring family ____ can help understand the dynamics that shape families with adultified children. 

It is important to have a rapport with a client who is adultified because it may be vulnerable to invite them to think about their own feelings, wants, and needs. 

A ______ can be positive or negative, for doing or for being. 

It’s important for play therapists  to _____ what a child is doing in order to survive.