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Ideals of a healthy family

What does an equal relationship look like?

 

 

A healthy family:

  • Communicates and listens
  • Affirms and supports one another
  • Teaches respect for others
  • Develops a sense of trust
  • Has a sense of play and humor
  • Exhibits a sense of shared responsibility
  • Teaches a sense of right and wrong
  • Has a strong sense of family in which rituals and traditions abound
  • Has a balance of interaction among members
  • Has a shared sense of values
  • Respects the privacy of one another
  • Values service to others
  • Fosters honest conversation
  • Shares leisure time
  • Admits to having, and seeks help for, problems

(Source: Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence)