r/parentsofkidswithBPD

340 archived posts · Apr 2021 – Sep 2026

Parents, Guardians, and Caretakers of Kids with BPD

If you are the parent, guardian, or relative of a person with Borderline Personality Disorder, you know how difficult this journey is. Let's support each other.

Created Apr 16, 2021

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Rules

Be Kind and Follow Reddit's Rules
No Surveys, Studies, or Interviews
Discussion-Based Posts Only

Resources

Website: National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder

Website: BPD Family: facing emotionally intense relationships (there are message boards just for parents/guardians)

Workbooks and Activities

Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Online Modules and Worksheets

Books

Stop Walking On Eggshells For Parents by Randi Kreger, Christine Adamec, Daniel S. Lobel

The Uncontrollable Child: Understand and Manage Your Child's Disruptive Moods with Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills by Matis Miller

[When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart: Coping with Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, and the Problems That Tear Families Apart]

(https://books.google.com/books/about/When_Your_Adult_Child_Breaks_Your_Heart.html?id=vPNABAAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description) by Joel Young and Christine Adamec

Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents Aguirre, Blaise A. MD 2014.

Links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3811088/

https://books.google.com/books/about/Borderline_Personality_Disorder_in_Adole.html?id=6kqCBAAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description

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