The Secrets To A Happy Family
In Sunday's Parade magazine, February 17, 2013, an article caught my eye. My training and education has been in family studies and for many years I have been a practicing family therapist having the opportunity to meet with and allow safe, therapeutic environments for families to develop. Naturally, the article appealed to me. I would like to share the highlights and perhaps it will inspire you to get Bruce Feiler's book and put some of his research into play in your family unit. He gave ninteen questions to his readers to help them have better family relationships. I am not listing the results in its' entirety but a summary of each question for the brevity of this blog. 1. When a team of pscychologists measured children's resilence, they found that the kids who knew the most about their family history were best able to handle stress. This answer surprised me somewhat because in our culture I believe we have forgotten the importance of generational histo