Here's how a narcissist becomes a narcissist.

As our familiarity with modern therapy and its buzzwords has grown, so has the amount of people taking a critical view of the ...

Parents naturally want their children to feel special – but showering them with praise can sometimes do more harm than good ...

Parental narcissism has become an increasingly researched topic, with recent analysis showing a correlation between narcissistic parents and anxious and avoidant attachment styles in adult children.

No one had a perfect childhood or perfect parents. But some, unfortunately, grew up with a narcissistic parent—a person so focused on themselves that they warped their kids's whole identity and sense ...

Children who grow up with narcissistic parents often develop a bit differently than those who don’t. You learn how to tiptoe around outbursts and how to win your mom or dad's “approval,” even though ...

Narcissism has become a catchall label for a range of frustrating behaviors. Here are some misconceptions about what it means ...

To outsiders, your dad is a larger-than-life social magnet who attracts people from all walks of life. Or your mom is the perfect woman, always looking to please and juggling everything with ease. But ...

It can be hard to unlearn everything you experienced at the hands of a narcissistic parent. Being raised by a narcissist has a long-lasting impact on people as they move through life, even once ...

Good parenting requires empathy, compassion and the willingness to make some of your needs secondary — essentially, many of the traits that you wouldn't find in a narcissist. But as a psychologist who ...