Being part of a family with a "golden child" dynamic can be a strange experience, often leaving everyone else in the shadow of that one sibling who seems to do no wrong. If you've ever felt like your ...

One of the more challenging childhood knots to untangle is that of the golden child, says Marianna Strongin, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist based in New York City. This is the child who seems ...

The golden child is fundamentally an extension of a narcissistic parent. Hence, they are the embodiment of perfection, the "good child," the "special child" who is a projection of all the impeccable ...

We hear about them everywhere—they often make the perfect movie villain and fuel countless scathing Reddit threads. The “golden child” is often the contrasting figure to the family’s black sheep. They ...