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The "Bungee Family" as the New Normal

Session #: 710-413
Presenter(s): Martha Straus
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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In just one generation, the old up-and-out, child-rearing contract, designed to last about 18 years until the now-adult child left home for good, has given way to the "bungee family": young adults and their boomer parents, mutually attached and living together for a while longer, often a long while. Is this a sign of family failure and dysfunction and enmeshment run amok or a profound paradigm shift that encourages loving ties between generations, strengthens family life, and actually improves the transition from youth to adulthood? In this workshop, we'll explore the economic and social realities behind this shift, the different manifestations of the bungee family, its difficulties and rewards, and the role therapists can play in helping these families make the most of what may possibly be the permanent new "look" for American families.

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