Characteristics of Strong Families

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This paper examines the current research on strong families,
provides real-life examples of strong families in action and determines the most important indicators of families that are headed toward success. It attempts to understand why some families are close-knit with well-adjusted members who openly love each other and lead productive lives, while other families flounder in a quagmire of dysfunction and trouble.

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"It takes strong parents to make strong families. What, then, are the characteristics of strong parents? The YMCA asked itself that very question, and conducted a nationwide poll of 1,005 parents to answer it. The most important thing in making strong parents, the poll found out, is for the parents to have a good relationship with each other ("Building Strong Families"). Parents who have an excellent relationship with one another are more likely to feel successful as parents and up to the challenges of parenting ("Building Strong Families"). In fact, having an excellent relationship with each other is the parenting factor most consistently related to a wide range of strong parenting factors. Parents with healthy relationships with each other do the things that help their children grow up healthy ("Building Strong Families")."

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