HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
Child growth and development occur in hierarchical relationships. In our attempt to work more collaboratively, family therapists have neglected to work toward developing theory that guides our work in such hierarchical relationships. This article describes a method for understanding child and relati...
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Published in | Journal of marital and family therapy Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 501 - 510 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.10.2000
[Upland, Calif.] :American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy |
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Summary: | Child growth and development occur in hierarchical relationships. In our attempt to work more collaboratively, family therapists have neglected to work toward developing theory that guides our work in such hierarchical relationships. This article describes a method for understanding child and relational growth. It builds on Wynne's (1984) epigenetic model of relational systems by integrating his model of family development with Bateson's (1958) concepts of complementarity and symmetry. Wynne's model defines a process for understanding the stages of relationship development, and Bateson articulates the process of change within a relaionship. Utilizing principles from both theorists, this paper proposes that parent‐child complementary relationships mature through Wynne's developmental stages via symmetrical struggles, and that these symmetrical struggles are necessary ingredients in the development of the relationships as well as of the individuals within those relationships. |
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Bibliography: | ArticleID:JMFT501 istex:E8387C4DA8DE7791743331B1CEC69D1F5F885CDE ark:/67375/WNG-GHPTV51V-D flstone@syr.edu I would like to thank Ronald C.Fish, Dean Busby, and stephen Kepnes for their feedback on previous versions of this paper. Linda Stone Fish, PhD, is the Program Director and Associate Professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program, 008 Slocum Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 3244–1250; e‐mail . ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0194-472X 1752-0606 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2000.tb00319.x |