A 16-year-old girl is old enough to drive, but her parents do not want her to, although they will not explain why. Her 14-year-old sister has been invited to several sleepovers, but her parents find reasons not to grant permission
Both children are also annoyed because the parents buy them clothes that are more suitable for younger children, resulting in teasing at school. The parents explain to the nurse that they just don't want their kids "growing up too fast.". The nurse would recognize that family boundaries are: a. enmeshed.
b. clear.
c. differentiated.
d. rigid.
D
Rigid boundaries are those which do not change or flex with changing circumstances, as indicated here by parents who are reluctant to revise their roles and expectations about their children as the children mature. Enmeshed boundaries are those that have failed to differentiate or develop individually; the family shares roles and thoughts to an excessive degree, without a healthy degree of individuality. Clear boundaries are those that are not enmeshed and that are appropriate and well-maintained.
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