Family Roles
This family member often takes care of others and may feel responsible for everyone's happiness.
What is the Caretaker
A person with this attachment style feels comfortable giving and receiving support.
What is Secure Attachment?
A child regularly comforts a parent after adult relationship problems. What unhealthy pattern is occurring?
what is caretaker?
Your sibling is upset. Instead of solving the problem for them, what healthy response could you act out?
"I can listen and support you. What do you need right now?"
I get wetter the more I dry. What am I?
What is a towel?
This role often tries to make everyone laugh to reduce tension during conflict.
What is the Mascot?
This attachment style may lead someone to constantly wonder if others really care about them.
What is Anxious Attachment?
One sibling is constantly blamed whenever something goes wrong in the household.
What is Scapegoating?
A friend fears you'll stop liking them after a disagreement. Demonstrate a secure response.
"We can disagree and still care about each other."
I have keys but no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go inside. What am I?
What is a Keyboard?
This family role may receive blame for many problems, even when they are not responsible.
What is the Scapegoat?
People with this attachment style may avoid sharing feelings because vulnerability feels uncomfortable.
What is Avoidant Attachment?
A parent shares adult relationship problems with a child and expects emotional support.
What is Caretaker? / Poor boundaries
A parent asks a child to mediate an adult conflict. What healthy boundary should the child practice?
"This is an adult issue, and I'm not responsible for solving it."
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind.
What is an Echo?
This family member avoids attention and often withdraws from family conflict.
What is the Lost Child?
Someone who both craves and fears closeness may demonstrate this attachment style.
What is Disorganized Attachment?
Family members are discouraged from expressing feelings and must pretend everything is fine.
What is Emotional Suppression or Emotional Neglect
Someone with avoidant tendencies wants space. What is a healthy way to communicate that?
"I need some time to think, but I'll come back and talk later."
A father and son are in a car accident. The father dies. The surgeon says, "I can't operate on this boy—he's my son." How is this possible?
Who is the boy's Mother (the surgeon)?
This role strives for perfection and achievement to bring positive attention to the family.
What is the Hero?
Children are more likely to develop this attachment style when caregivers are responsive, predictable, and emotionally available.
What is Secure Attachment?
A parent tells a child, "If you loved me, you'd do exactly what I want."
What is Emotional Manipulation? / Gaslighting
A family member expresses sadness. What healthy role should another family member act out?
Active listening, validating feelings, and showing empathy.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?
What is the letter M?