child-focused family

a family in which the needs of one or more children are paramount, sometimes to a point where they dominate the family constellation and the parents’ needs become secondary. Also called child-centered family.

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May 10th 2024

cyclopia

n. a congenital disorder characterized by the merging of the two eye orbits into a single cavity that contains one eye. Cyclopia is associated with trisomy 13.