„Karmienie się dzieckiem na żądanie” : doświadczenie parentyfikacji w relacjach uczestników internetowych forów dyskusyjnych

Family is a natural environment for life and development for every person. The family home shapes us, equips us for a long journey into independent life. Any difficulties in this environment significantly affect the functioning of the family and its individual members. This article addresses the issue of parentification, i.e. the reversal of the roles in the family, as experienced by participants of online discussion forums. The authors present the results of the analysis of existing data focusing on the following issues: parentification conditions, identification of the family roles, parentification support mechanisms and the consequences of such experiences for their subjects. Parentification is proving to be a difficult experience, seen by the forum members after some time in terms of harm, injustice, and even trauma. The article emphasises the need for further pedagogical research in this area, especially in relation to development of effective ways of prevention and treatment of people who experience this phenomenon.