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| blended families symptom checklist |
Although most parents are able to work out these difficulties within the family, they should consider a psychiatric evaluation or make an appointment with a counselor for their child when he exhibits strong feelings of being:
- Alone in dealing with his losses
- Torn between two parents or two households
- Excluded
- Isolated by feelings of guilt and anger
- Unsure about what is right
- Very uncomfortable with any member of his original family or stepfamily.
A psychiatric evaluation or a consultation with a licensed therapist might be appropriate for both the child and the family when:
- The child directs his anger upon a particular family member or openly resents a stepparent or parent
- One of the parents suffers from great stress and is unable to help with the childs increased need for attention
- A stepparent or parent openly favors one of the children
- Discipline of a child is left to the parent rather than involving both the stepparent and parent
- Members of the family derive no pleasure from usually enjoyable activities such as learning, going to school, working, playing, or being with friends and family.
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