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Help for partners and parents of people with Borderline Personality Disorder – Non-BPDs by Bon Dobbs

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder,  Parenting

    Mother chronicles daughter’s tragic struggle with Borderline Personality Disorder

    October 7, 2014 / 1 Comment

    Not long after she drew the gruesome accident picture at the age of nine, Colleen told her parents that she wanted to die. Many suicide attempts followed. Calgary mother chronicles daughter’s tragic struggle with Borderline Personality Disorder BY ERIC VOLMERS, CALGARY HERALD OCTOBER 3, 2014 When Colleen Porter was nine years old, her parents were summoned to school because of a picture she had drawn with crayons. Students had been asked to create something that pleased them, an exercise that usually produced predictable and mundane results. Not for Colleen. “It was a drawing of a car accident,” says Fran L. Porter, Colleen’s mother and author of the book When the…

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    Family Skills Training for Adolescents with Emotional Regulation Issues (BPD)

    August 30, 2013 / No Comments

    A video on family participation in skills training for adolescents with emotional regulation issues (BPD): No related posts.

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder,  Parenting

    Tips For Teaching Teens Compassion, Empathy

    April 25, 2013 / No Comments

    Independence is earned by demonstration of responsible behavior.  In other words, if your teen is responsible by consistent demonstration of getting his homework finished on time, coming home before curfew, going to sleep and rising on time—then he should be rewarded with increments of extra freedom and independence. Tips For Teaching Teens Compassion, Empathy (link) Dr. Fran Walfish Answers Your Questions Q: Dear Dr. Fran, my wife and I are worried about our 16-year-old daughter. At times she can be cold, callous, and mean to us. Compassion does not seem to be part of her personality. Can this be taught? Please help us! -Jason E. A: Dear Jason: empathy and…

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    Living with mental illness: Learning to accept your positive traits with the rest

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    November 16, 2016
  • Borderline Personality Disorder,  Parenting

    Bullying and borderline personality disorder: a missing link

    April 10, 2013 / No Comments

    New research suggests that bullying and victimization by other children during the elementary school years should be acknowledged as another important risk factor. Bullying and borderline personality disorder: a missing link 04 April 2013 Children abused by adults are known to be at increased risk of developing the serious and persistent mental illness known as borderline personality-disorder (BPD). New research suggests that bullying and victimization by other children during the elementary school years should be acknowledged as another important risk factor. Psychologists in Britain, Germany and the United States base their conclusions on an analysis of data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) which has followed…

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder,  Emotions,  Mentalizing,  Parenting

    MBT-F for Parents of Difficult/Emotional Children now offered in UK

    April 23, 2012 / No Comments

    Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the ages of seven and 16 experiencing difficulties in the parent/child relationship. Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) (Detailed) Name of intervention: Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) Who is the programme for?: Families experiencing relationship difficulties because of child emotional or behavioural difficulties. Child outcome: Improved child behaviour Age: Primary (5-11 yrs), Secondary (11-14 yrs), Teenage (12-18 yrs) Classification: Targeted Parental needs: Any parent Workforce: QCF level 4/5 Setting: Clinic/Health centre Format: Individual Contact name: Michelle Sleed Contact email: Michelle.Sleed@annafreud.org Contact place of work: The Anna Freud Centre Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the…

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder,  Parenting,  Resources

    The Top Five Must-Have Books for Parents of People with BPD

    April 2, 2012 / No Comments

    The top five must-have books for parents of children with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). These are must-reads! [amazonshowcase_1f0f89ee4d55479627d164437604dee3]   No related posts.

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