A multi-screen, documentary - style video installation, «Question Bridge» presents a
dynamic series of «exchanges» among black men who span generations and backgrounds about a range of contemporary issues
particularly relevant to their experiences such as race, identity, faith,
family and fatherhood — .
Red flags that often appear in the parents» time lines include: different representations about the existing parenting plans; different dates,
particularly the date when the relationship became serious; inability to identify troubling aspects of the relationship even in retrospect,
particularly if a similar
dynamic is present today; glossing over or dismissal of traumatizing history; and inability to put the situation in perspective by recognizing unresolved issues from childhood or
family of origin.
Family dynamic proponents believe that any abuse problems are caused by the couple's
dynamic,
particularly their poor communication, and hence they are very likely to deny or trivialize the power, control and abuse issues, about which the guide seeks to educate.
There are a number of factors which make managing A1C
particularly difficult for teens including: Social pressures and responsibilities, motivation, personality, nutrition, substance use, sleep habits, brain re-structuring, defence mechanisms (such as denial and avoidance), social justice issues (oppresion — racism), diabetes education, individuation, future - oriented culture, access to health services,
family structure and
dynamic issues, marital conflict between parents,
family and friendship conflict with teen, mental health stigma, academic pressure and responsibility, limited mindfulness and somatic awareness, spirituality (especially concerning death), an under - developed ability to conceptualize long - term cause and effect (this is developmentally normal for teens), co-parenting discrepencies, emotional inteligence, individuation, hormonal changes, the tendency for co-morbidity (people with diabetes can be more prone to additional physical and mental health diagnosis), and many other life / environmental stressors (poverty, grief etc.).