Family Forms

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

• Building Strong Families

Thoughts

• Stack every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.
• It is more important to get in the first thought than the last word.

“A Sense of a Goose”

What are the Secrets of a Strong Family?

Students make a list of qualities of a Strong Family?

Questionnaire:

• Make a list of areas where your family may need help.

Discuss “Secret of a strong Family

• Have students give examples

Make your family come first.

• Make your family come first.
• They go with each other when one of them has an activity.
• An investment of time, energy, spirit, and heart.
• We should also tell them about our day – then we are sharing.
• Commitment = How you spend your time and money.
• Beware of the demands of outside interests – remember your first job is ----- the family.
• 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.

• Commitment

Instead of giving in to the complaint that there just isn’t enough time, make time.

• Instead of giving in to the complaint that there just isn’t enough time, make time.
• Quality time is a function (better than) of quantity time.
• Peak experiences
• Vacations
• Camping
• Continuous experiences
• Eating together
• Chores
• Doing homework
• The purpose of the task is to strengthen the relationship.

• Time Together