What is parental incompetence?

Several recent studies employ concepts of ‘parental incompetence’ and ‘selective neglect’ as catch-phrases to account for variations in the outcome of family health programs. It associates program failure with noncompliance resulting from parental ignorance or indifference to the welfare of offspring.

What is ambivalent parenting?

An ambivalent attachment style comes from a childhood in which love and affection are inconsistently given, based on factors the child does not understand. Love and affection, though desperately wanted by the child, are seen as incredibly fragile things that can vanish without warning.

What is selective neglect?

Is it unreasonable for your parents to inflict a guilty punishment?

The last thing you want or need is to hear the woes and cries of your aging parents that make you feel like you are missing the mark in the perfect offspring department. After all, you are busy with a life of your own and it is certainly unreasonable for parents to stymie your life by inflicting a guilty punishment.

Why does my mother always try to make me feel guilty?

“It is not my fault, it’s yours ,” or “I’m not the bad one, you are!” we think to ourselves (even if we do not verbalize it). If your mother is trying to make you feel guilty, some of her behavior may be driven by her own unrecognized and unresolved feelings of guilt.

What constitutes abusive parenting?

Parents who maliciously deprive their children of their basic needs or make their children feel guilty for receiving the things a parent is obligated to provide are abusive.

Are your parents guilting you with guilt?

Being guilted by your parents, or feeling guilty about something as it pertains to your parents is a very natural occurrence. According to the folks at Psychology Today, making others feel icky and unpleasant with guilt often provides pleasant results.