'Staying awhile' in the Being stage
‘Staying awhile’ happens when a young person is showing signs ( conscious or unconscious) of readiness to develop and grow by progressing into another stage in their development but the ‘big people’ around them don’t give sufficient permission for this to happen; rather, they communicate that they want them to stay ‘small’ by keeping the young person’s level of dependency on them at the same level. ( Deep stuff right?). Useful links: Intro to the cycle of development = www.y
