Children do not need to hear their parents arguing to be affected by parental conflict. Sometimes the most significant psychological impact happens quietly, through the emotional positions a child begins to occupy within the family system. A child may learn to monitor a parent's mood before talking about the other parent, edit what they share about their time in the other household, or feel responsible for keeping one parent from feeling hurt. None of these experiences necess

Munchausen by proxy, also known as factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), is a rare form of child abuse in which a caregiver...