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Section 5.3
Keeping the Family Healthy
Objectives
List some characteristics of healthy families.
Describe four skills families need to stay
healthy.
Identify places where families can go for help
with their problems.
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I enjoy spending time with my family.
We find it easy to say I love you.
When I have a problem, I can confide in my
parents.
My parents understand my goals.
Using these statements as a starting point,
describe the qualities of a healthy family.
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Healthy Families
Healthy families share certain characteristics
caring, commitment, respect, appreciation,
empathy, communication, and cooperation. (19)

• Caring and Commitment People in healthy families
  really care about each other through good times
  and bad times.

• Respect and Appreciation Family members make
  each other feel important.

• Empathy The ability to understand another
  persons thoughts or feelings is called empathy.

• Communication Family members can tell each other
  what they honestly think and feel.

• Cooperation Responsibilities are divided fairly
  among family members.

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Useful Skills for Families
Healthy families know how to

• resolve conflicts

• express emotions

• make decisions

• manage their time

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Resolving Conflicts

• Siblings, or brothers and sisters, compete for
  their parents attention, for possessions, and
  for recognition.

• When trying to resolve conflicts, family members
  need to talk openly, honestly, and lovingly.

• Good communication skills are key to conflict
  resolution.

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Expressing Emotions

• It is important to express your emotions in
  constructive ways.

• It is better to focus on your own feelings.

• Listen to the other persons concerns.

• If family members feel loved and appreciated,
  they are often more willing to help solve
  problems.

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Making Decisions

• Families often use decision-making skills to
  resolve conflicts.

• By using decision-making skills, you can avoid an
  argument.

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Managing Time

• Most families dont have much time tospend
  together.

• Healthy families tend to have strong ties
  withother relatives.

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Getting Help for the Family

• Even when a family is healthy, there may be times
  when the family is faced with a problem that
  seems overwhelming.

• In this situation, asking for help is a sign of
  strength rather than a sign of weakness.

20) Ask for help. Talk to clergy Mental
health professional Consult family agency,
therapist, or support group
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Family Agencies

• Some agencies offer counseling for families.

• Others may offer parenting classes.

• Mental-health agencies help meet the needs of
  people with mental disorders.

• Child-welfare agencies offer services for the
  protection of children.

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Family Therapy

• Therapists work with family members to find
  better ways to solve problems.

• Family therapists encourage all family members to
  take part in the process.

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Support Groups

• A support group is a network of people who help
  each other cope with a particular problem.

• Group members learn from one another rather than
  from a group leader.

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