family dynamic

1. Changes of Family
Dynamics in young
adulthood.
Presented by :
Kabita Poudel
Kalpana Kawan
Nisha Rai

2. General Objective:
• At the end of the session, participant will be able
to know the different changes of family
dynamics in young adulthood.

3. Specific Objectives:
At the end of the session, participants will be able
to know:
• What is family?
• What is Family Dynamics?
• What are the factors influencing Family
Dynamics?
• What are the different changes of family
dynamics in young adulthood?

5. What is family ?
• According to Merriam Webster Dictionary a
family is ,” a group of individuals living under one
roof and under one head .”
What is Family Dynamics ?
• Family dynamics are the patterns of relating or
interactions between family members.

6. • It is the interaction between family members as
well as the varying relationship that can exist
within a family.
• Every family has it’s own dynamic, which
manifests in it’s own way.
• Family dynamics impacts how one sees
themselves in later life, influences relationship
and how one interacts with the world as well as
own well being.

7. • It varies from family to family and will often
include previous generation, as well as current
living generation.
• Socio-economic factors, culture , geographic
location will also play key roles in how family
dynamics are established.

8. Factors affecting Family
Dynamics
• Nature of parents relationship.
• Parent absenteeism.
• Dynamics of previous generation.
• Extended family.
• External events e.g. illness , trauma, death,
unemployment.
• Parent’s behavior i.e. strict or soft.
• Number of children

9. • Personalities of family members.
• Nature of attachment i.e. secure , insecure.
• Other issues : family violence , abuse (alcohol,
drugs) mental and or physical disabilities.
• Family values, culture , ethnicity , gender roles,
parenting practice, power or status of family
member.

10. Changes of Family Dynamics in
Young Adulthood
• The young adult becomes more responsible
towards his/her duty and responsibilities within
the family.
• They do not need the physical presence of their
mother all the time and want to be known as
seperarat individual (not as a child) in family.)
• They want more privacy as compared to his/her
earlier days.
• The young adult understands the family’s
financial state and wants to contribute financially
by gaining independency.

11. • When gaining independence, there may be
conflicts with the young adult and their
parents.Parent may still view them as their small
child while the young adult wants autonomy and
freedom.
• On the other hand, in later years they realize
their parents as separate individuals and not just
their parents who are still growing just like them.
• They want to spend more time and take care of
them and worry about them more.

12. • They want to obtain intimate relationship
becoming the precursor for marriage and
companionship.
• While having a desire for an intimate relationship
some are unable to sustain such relationships
leading to separation and divorce.Family
members may have a negative outlook towards
the individual.
• That's why they maybe stigmatized for it. Family
members as well as society have a negative
outlook towards them.

13. • Among them who can establish such relations,
may move futher towards the next step, i.e.
Childbearing ( new addition to the family ).
• Families view the birth of a child as an auspicious
occasion.
• Those who cannot bear children maybe look
down upon creating stressful situation within the
family.

14. • Siblings who do not have a large age difference
will often grow closer because they share
familiar/ similar experiences, joys and stresses.
• If the young adult has a younger sibling they
respond to them with greater patience and
compassion. They become a mentor advising
and guiding them.
• All the members in the family must have balance
between personal interest and interest of others.
• If there is a problem or imbalance, it may lead to
family conflict, misbheaviour, neglect, abuse etc.

15. References:
• Family dynamics and the role we play/ Retrived
from www.counsellingdirectory.org.uk on 5th
Feb,2019
• The family dynamic we grew up shape how we
work/ retrived from www.bhr.org (Harvard
Business Review) on 7th Feb,2019
• Understanding families/ retrived from
www.strongbonds.jss.org.au on 7th Feb,2019