Margarita is 15. She drops her younger siblings off at school, attends school herself, then picks them up from school and walks home with them. She supervises their homework and begins preparing dinner so that when her parents get home, dinner, which she prepares most nights, will be ready quickly. What best describes what is happening to Margarita in this situation?

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Margarita is experiencing parentification, which occurs when a child takes on the role of a caregiver or assumes adult responsibilities within the family, often at the expense of their own needs or childhood experiences.

Margarita Is 15