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Building Strong Families Speak Clearly While it is important to be honest in what you say, you do not want to be rude. Be sure t ...

Chapter 14 Listening involves more than just hearing words. It also involves watching the other person’s body language. Pay clos ...

Building Strong Families Time Together Strong families spend time together because they enjoy one another. Spending time togethe ...

Chapter 14 Strong families know how to balance togetherness and separateness (Olson & DeFrain, 1999; Olson & DeFrain, 20 ...

Building Strong Families It is important to distinguish between spiritual and religious in regard to well- being. Religious refe ...

Chapter 14 The Ability to Cope with Stress and Crisis Strong families have the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. Certa ...

Building Strong Families Belief system Organizational patterns Communication and problem solving Teach Problem-Solving Skills On ...

Chapter 14 Families who are characterized by these six character strengths: commitment, appreciation and affection, positive com ...

Building Strong Families The family who modelstime together focuses on making family time quality time. They work and play toget ...

Movies: A Family Thing,(PG). Two half brothers find one another and an unlikely family they never knew. Second Hand Lions,(PG). ...

You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world. —Matthew 5:13–1 What’s Ahead for the Family? uthorities on the ...

their careers before getting married. Many delay childbearing until they are financially stable. These factors mean they will be ...

What the Experts Say about Family Challenges Balswick and Balswick (1999) summarize some of the challenges families face as they ...

important, messages often are contradictory. This has produced a “generation gap” in which younger family members often receive ...

In the verses above, Jesus referred to salt and light as metaphors. In His time, salt was used not only as seasoning, as it is t ...

Be a Beacon Matthew 5:14 asks us to see ourselves as “the light of the world.” Rather than isolating and insulating ourselves fr ...

The Future of the Family Books: American Families and the Future: Analyses of Possible Destiniesby Roma S.Hanks,Barbara H. Settl ...

abortion:A medical procedure used to end a pregnancy. abuse:An extreme and violent adaptation to a need to control one’s family. ...

biblical model of marriage:A marriage model that stresses covenant, grace, empowerment, and intimacy. bicultural:Adoption of lan ...

compatibility:The capacity to live in harmony with someone whom we enjoy being with, who will listen and support us, and share m ...