When a parent rejects a child, the rejection creates an inner deficit that affects multiple areas of that child’s life into adulthood. By conservative estimates there are more than 1 billion prejects in the world, with more than 100 million in the United States alone. And this problem is not restricted or indicated by race, gender, religion, sexuality, or national origin. Prejection doesn’t discriminate; nor should we as we mobilize to eradicate it. Data from the Fathers & Families Coalition and Unicef confirm that:
The statistics are staggering, and research shows that children who have been rejected by a parent develop a constellation of behaviors and personality traits that include:
This ‘preject syndrome’ has been shown by research to adversely affect performance in school, self-perception, and behavior, leading to unfavorable outcomes in every major area of life and wreaking particular havoc on:
We believe the key to:
Is to protect children from parental rejection, and help preject parents and preject children heal from and overcome prejection.
Why You Should Get Involved:
While there is a clearly defined scientific research correlation between parental rejection and undesirable personal behaviors and social consequences, there are currently no other organizations on the frontlines attacking parental rejection with a view toward eliminating its deleterious personal and social consequences. Your involvement today can help: