A dynamic systems approach to understanding family and peer relationships: implications for effective interventions with aggressive youth

George is fourteen years old and has begun to have serious problems at home and at school. When George was younger, he and his single mother sometimes argued but, more often, they played together, did chores cooperatively, and shared secrets with one another. Although George had no close friends during his childhood, he was still a relatively happy child. George began high school last year and things seemed to deteriorate from that point. Over …