Imagine a scripted play and imagine the different character roles in a script that are defined by guidelines on what each actor contributes to the play. John Byng-Hall describes that similar to actors performing their roles in a play, we … Read more
Parents must put up a united front. Is that really necessary?
Children would benefit from an ordered structure present in the family which is consistent and not contradicted. This is the maxim that was promoted in the field of parenthood and parenting in the last decades. This philosophy relies on the … Read more
Yours, Mine, and Ours- Blended families – Part 2 of 2
In my previous blog, I introduced information about stepfamilies, also referred to as blended families, and focused on elements which may influence the experience of building close and supportive relationships in these families.
In a chapter written by Greene, Anderson, … Read more
Yours, Mine, and Ours- Blended families – Part 1 of 2
In this blog I would like to focus on writing about relationships in stepfamilies, also referred to as blended families. Parents of children who have experienced either marital separation or divorce, may sometimes opt to start dating, repartner, and in … Read more
The Narrative of members of a family & The Curious Therapist – Part 3 of 3
Curiosity is about gaining knowledge about the different views of different members of the family. That is why therapist do a lot of questions and at times, end up going through very attentively difficult situations families have experienced. It is … Read more
The Narrative of members of a family – Part 2 of 3
As explained in the earlier blog of this series, people usually interpret happenings in their family depending on what happened in the past. Sometimes through past intimate relationships they had or even through what they observed in their own families … Read more
The Narrative of members of a family – Part 1 of 3
It is often possible to look into families experiencing difficulties and find that one of the most fundamental disagreements is IF ACTUALLY HAVE A DISAGREEMENT. What statements usually give this away? “I do not know what the fuss is about?” … Read more
What Makes A Family in 2016?
What really makes up a family? Are we bound by social norms when defining a family? When someone mentions a family, the picture of a mum and dad with kids rushes to mind. However, this is not always the case. … Read more
The shape our family gives us
Many say that our upbringing has some effect on our personality. Some psychologists also believe that it is also affected by one’s place in the family, or rather, the birth order.
Some studies show that first born are likely to … Read more
How illness affects the family
When a person suffers from a serious illness, it is not just the afflicted who experiences anxiety and stress. Their loved ones hurt with them when a sinister diagnosis is made. Consequently, the whole family starts to experience dread as … Read more