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Psychology.
Family Court Removal of Narcissists.
Facts include denial and blame.
Family court judges good parenting on whether or not the parent is focused on the child’s best interests. Parents are already going through the motions if they need family court in the first place, but when they’re there and still using court to attack the other parent, they’re no good!
Narcissistic parents are only interested in harming the other parent and the children, hence the tendency for narcissists to end up with protection and parenting orders that require supervision, not always, but it is so common that family court staff can identify narcissistic behaviours quicker than many psychologists, being right at the frontline.
The first sign of a narcissistic parent is their inability to self-reflect, they might say “Oh, yes I did …., but it’s because he or she did this or that”, Never, “I can not believe I did that, how can I make up for it? What can I do better moving forward?” These are not the types of questions you will ever hear from a parent facing orders.
Children need somewhere safe to land, they need to know that they can rely on their parent to keep them safe, happy (at least, content), and healthy.
