When Your Mother Has a Favorite
Why does parental favoritism affect children long after childhood ends? KATIE ROSE LCSW explores parental differential treatment (PDT), the psychological effects of being the less-favored child, sibling relationships, core shame, and healing from maternal coldness. This article examines how favoritism can shape adult self-worth—and how therapy, reparenting, boundaries, and differentiation can help adult children stop seeking parental approval and begin building a secure relationship with themselves.
The Language Olympics
Modern parenting can feel like a competition to say exactly the right thing. In The Language Olympics, KATIE ROSE LCSW explores parenting language, emotional regulation, reparenting, and the pressure to communicate with children perfectly. From “Good job” to “Be careful,” this article asks whether the right words matter as much as we think—and what children may ultimately learn from the way we speak to them and ourselves.