Why Narcissist Parents Scapegoat Their Children

'What Narcissistic Parents Scapegoat Their Children' is a response to a viewer question about adult children of narcissists (ACONs) who are targeted for scapegoating and punishment by narcissistic parent.

This episode discusses narcissistic family roles using Bowen Family Systems theory in the context of a dysfunctional narcissistic family. It talks about why narcissistic parents:

• Cast their children in the scapegoat role.

• Narcissistic injuries.

• Some of the circumstances that give rise to the narcissistic personality.

The viewer question is about narcissistic father's and their sons but this message can also be applied to narcissistic mothers and their daughters and narcissistic parents and their children in general regardless of gender.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:

• Narcissistic Abuse Rehab. 'Co-Parenting with a Narcissist featuring Michael Kinsey, Ph.D.' Narcissistic Abuse Rehab. Published May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

• Narcissistic Abuse Rehab. 'The Narcissist's False Self.' Narcissistic Abuse Rehab. Published May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

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ABOUT MANYA WAKEFIELD

⁠⁠⁠Manya Wakefield⁠⁠⁠, is a narcissistic abuse recovery coach, coercive trauma specialist, and the founder of ⁠⁠⁠Narcissistic Abuse Rehab⁠⁠⁠ — a global social impact platform she launched in 2019 to support survivors of narcissistic abuse, coercive control, and domestic abuse through evidence-based recovery frameworks.

Manya is the developer of the ⁠⁠⁠Coercive Trauma Recovery Method™⁠⁠⁠ — a structured recovery framework addressing the neurological, perceptual, and identity-level dimensions of coercive trauma — and ⁠⁠⁠TENEL™ (Traumatic Exposure to Narcissism in Early Life)⁠⁠⁠, a specialist framework for Adult Children of Narcissists. Both frameworks have been reviewed by ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Michael Kinsey, PhD,⁠⁠⁠ clinical psychologist, New School for Social Research.

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