Keyword: family systems

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Triangulation in Family Dynamics December 29, 2010

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Family & Parenting, Identity & The Self

Triangulation is both a normal developmental step and a source of lasting dysfunction. Armand DiMele traces how children get pulled into taking sides between parents, how gossip and confiding in friends repeat the same pattern, and why splitting the world into all-good and all-bad leaves people stuck. Callers share their own family triangle experiences.

When Parents Are Depressed Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Christine Ulrich
Category: Depression & Mood, Family & Parenting

Parental depression is one of the strongest predictors of childhood anxiety and behavioral disorders, and treating the parent often helps the child more than medicating the child. Armand DiMele and research assistant Christine Ulrich examine the evidence, explain the family-system dynamic, and take calls from adult listeners tracing their struggles back to depressed or absent parents.