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This series of articles from Boomer Yearbook explores the fascinating and varied behavioral patterns that occur when families are affected by outside events, or by the impact of second and third marriages; the dangers and coaching solutions concerned with ‘spoiled’ children and the hurdles that must be addressed for family newcomers: Boomer Yearbook’s Guide and Coaching Strategy for the baby boomer generation.
Psychological Articles and Coaching Tips for Baby Boomers to Avoid/ Alleviate Elderly Problems
Family structures are affected by the industrial and social developments of the age in which we live and work. The modern family structure has become fragmented and unorthodox as a result of multiple partners throughout a daughter’s life or a son’s propensity to separate from or divorce a series of women; welcoming and rejecting a collection of step daughters and step sons and leaving baby boomer grandparents reeling in the confusion of disjointed and broken family ties. In a World once represented by the ‘2 plus 2’ equation for families, ‘new builds’ can be hard to file away in the right boxes.
Psychological articles from the schools of Attachment, Object Relations, and Positive Psychology that explore family structures and the cause and effect of multiple break ups observe that much of the conflict that exists within modern families is rooted with an inability to ‘let go’ of set ideas and concepts introduced generations ago. Once such notions are set apart as unrealistic and unworkable in our modern family society, a gateway emerges for new – albeit unorthodox – alliances, outside accepted conventions.
The pandemic discarding of respect for marriage in its traditional and original concept has produced multiple partnerships within the average family and turned out a generation of children who might be multi-racial, with dual connections to fathers, step-fathers, step-mothers, and half brothers and sisters. There is also an incidence of brothers and sisters who are of different generations; the older may be 35 while the younger could be as young as 2 or 3! The goal posts have moved for the baby boomer generation, forever this time, and we must therefore accept and learn to embrace new family structures.
The secret of contented family life in the modern age would seem to be acceptance in all its forms. Although the baby boomer fraternity is undeniably strong minded and more than capable of exerting influence on younger members of the family, trying to stop the invasion of multiple relationships within one’s family structure might be compared to shooting tapioca at an army…! A broader outlook is required, in fact vital, when dealing with the private relationships that exist between younger members within the family circle.
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Psychological articles tell us that human nature is such that we run to smiles and run to escape from criticism, especially when the criticism originates with family members whom we love and wish to please. The reaction to a son or daughter bringing a new relationship to the family can either draw everyone close or push everyone apart: it seems a pity that acceptance, in a World where it is almost impossible to sustain marriage with a single partner, should be so elusive.
Baby boomer women are at the heart of family relationships and their daily efforts to create a peaceful and harmonious home environment encompass welcoming newcomers to the family of all ages, colors and cultures. The ability to do this seamlessly is the key to a happy and well balanced family life in the early 21st Century.
The Psychological Article on Getting it Right: Achieving a Balance Through the Generations is part of Boomer Yearbook’s continuing series of baby boomers psychological coaching tips and how to alleviate elderly problems. We believe knowledge is power. We’d love to hear what you think.
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