The Healthy Family...

 

1. Communicates and listens.

 

2. Affirms and supports one another.

 

3. Teaches respect for others.

 

4. Develops a sense of trust.

 

5. Has a sense of play and humor.

 

6. Exhibits a sense of shared responsibility.

 

7. Teaches a sense of right and wrong.

 

8. Has a strong sense of family in which rituals and traditions abound.

 

9. Has a balance of interaction among members.

 

10. Has a shared religious core.

 

11. Respects the privacy of one another.

 

12. Values service to others.

 

13. Fosters family table time and conversations.

 

14. Shares leisure time.

 

15. Admits to and seeks help with problems.