The Role of Relationships in Children with BPD

Discover how BPD affects your child’s relationships and emotions, and learn ways to support their unique relational and identity challenges.

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The Role of Relationships in Children with BPD

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In this video, we delve into how Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) impacts interpersonal relationships, providing parents with a deeper understanding of their child’s experiences. Discover how children with BPD manage the push and pull between connection and independence, navigate intense emotional reactions, and confront challenges with identity, including gender identity. Through real-world examples and actionable insights, this video equips parents to better understand and support their child’s relational needs, fostering healthier, more meaningful connections.

Common Pain Points

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Navigating the Push-Pull Dynamic

Children with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) often exhibit a confusing mix of wanting close relationships while simultaneously pushing others away. This push-pull dynamic can be emotionally exhausting for parents and caregivers who are unsure how to provide consistent support without becoming overwhelmed or rejected.

Dealing with Intense Emotional Reactions

When children with BPD experience a perceived deviation from their expectations—whether in play or interpersonal interactions—they can have intense emotional outbursts. These extreme reactions, including anger, distress, or dissociation, can be difficult to manage, leaving parents and educators unsure of how to maintain a balanced approach to discipline and emotional regulation.

Understanding Gender Identity and Identity Confusion

Children with BPD often struggle with identity confusion, especially around gender. This can manifest in the creation of alter egos or a desire to take on a different identity as a coping mechanism. Parents and caregivers may feel unsure of how to support these children in their journey toward self-discovery, while ensuring they feel safe and understood.

Module Benefits

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Building Awareness of the Push-Pull Dynamic

This module helps parents and educators understand the internal conflict faced by children with BPD, who simultaneously crave connection and fear it. By recognizing this dynamic, you will gain practical tools for responding with empathy, establishing boundaries, and maintaining consistent emotional support without triggering rejection or distress.

Managing Intense Emotional Reactions in Play and Social Settings

We explore how to identify and manage the intense emotional outbursts that children with BPD may exhibit during play and social interactions. Parents will learn how to help their children navigate frustration and rigidity, fostering emotional resilience and flexibility, while setting appropriate limits on behavior.

Supporting Children with Identity Confusion

This module provides insight into how BPD can affect a child's sense of self and gender identity, offering strategies for parents to support their child's journey of self-discovery. Parents will learn to respond with compassion to the challenges children face when their sense of identity is fluid and constantly changing, while also promoting healthy, grounded self-awareness.