Although James is helping Hanna at night, putting
Dustin to bed is Eleanor’s job, and she is overwhelmed
with her son’s behavior. Eleanor says that James is a good
husband, but she feels that James considers parenting as
a mother’s role, which sometimes makes her overwhelmed
and angry. Eleanor perceives that all family
members are healthy and that they are just a busy family.
Her additional concern is the family finances after she
quits her job. The nurse sees only Eleanor during this time,
and requests that James and the children come for the
next visit. (See the Budd family ecomap in Figure 9-4.)