id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-3593 Narcissistic parent - Wikipedia .html text/html 3030 401 51 Narcissistic parenting adversely affects the psychological development of children, affecting their reasoning and their emotional, ethical, and societal behaviors and attitudes.[3] Personal boundaries are often disregarded with the goal of molding and manipulating the child to satisfy the parent's expectations.[4] To maintain their self-esteem and protect their vulnerable true selves, narcissists seek to control the behavior of others, particularly that of their children whom they view as extensions of themselves.[5] Thus, narcissistic parents may speak of "carrying the torch", maintaining the family image, or making the mother or father proud. Narcissistic parenting may also lead to children being either victimized or bullies, having a poor or overly inflated body image, tendency to use and/or abuse drugs or alcohol, and acting out (in a potentially harmful manner) for attention.[15] Miller A The Drama of the Gifted Child, How Narcissistic Parents Form and Deform the Emotional Lives of their Talented Children, Basic Books, Inc (1981) ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3593.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3593.txt