Journal

In a united family, happiness springs of itself. Chinese Proverb Is your family united? How can you help unite and strengthen your family?

What are the Secrets of a Strong Family?

Frequently, short Appreciative of invisible work Deuches Law Behavior is Contagious Dont give up too quickly, it takes 4 weeks.

Small touches (non-sexual) Love Currency understanding what it is for the other person and learn to give it.

Make you Love Currency explicit. Gender differences and love currency.

They go with each other when one of them has an activity. We should also tell them about our day then we are sharing. Commitment = How you spend your time and money. The commitment is in writing a mission statement.

Decide what you want to stand for. Start with one sentence. Mission statements change as the family changes.

Quality time is a function of quantity time. Peak experiences

Vacations Camping Eating together Chores Doing homework

Continuous experiences

The purpose of the task is to strengthen the relationship.

Strong families can solve problems in creative ways. Happy families have the same number of arguments, but they have spaces filled with happy times. It is ok to have problems, but the key is to solve them quickly.

The longer you are in an argument, the harder it is to get out. Why?

The goal of communication is by far more important than the techniques. If my goal is to win.bad If my goal is to understand or help.good As we communicate, we need to be aware of our goals. If it is a good goal, our communication will go well. Techniques are good, but tend to be mechanical. Say it in your own language.

Life is Beautiful
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End when train is leaving after Dora gets on. To the end of show

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State Requirement #8
Strengthening Family Relationships

Internet Building Strong Families Quiz