Napier warns the family not to fight at home the following week. The reframe to the family is that the symptoms and fighting had reached such a clip, that outside help had to be sought, unlike many families who plod along as Thoreau said in quiet desperation. The adolescent daughter is in crisis and her crisis heats up the stale marriage. Provocative questioning like: It sounds like both of you started having affairs: him with his work, you with your kids and mother? That it is common…The couple became afraid of the closeness, when the couple starts to back away, if they could tolerate the loneliness, they would be fine, but instead most people find a subsititute closness. Napier discusses the togetherness versus autonomy paradigm that the marriage faced. ![]() The younger members of the family talk about the structure of the family without being guarded, without overly focusing on the IP. 11).ĭiscussion of why to include young children in the family…the youngest member divulges she is afraid her sister, Claudia, will go away or commit suicide and then her parents will divorce. They will test if we are strong and resolved enough to provide a new shape, form, and discipline to lead to change (p. They do not like the current structure of their family, which is why they come to us…The structure is long established, and while comfortable, it is also problematic to them. It is critical that each family member is present. Chapters 1 and 2 are the initial interview.
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