They recognize that stress can be positive if handled appropriately. The family works together to minimize stress. They focus on their strengths as a family and as individuals. The family works together to find solutions to problems. Their energy is focused on solutions, not blame.
Family members focus on what is controllable.
They make the best of situations over which they have little or no control. The family develops and revises rules to deal effectively with day to day life. When they are under stress they work together to revise existing rules and evaluate the results. Family members recognize that decisions and routines are flexible. Rigid rules and expectations are challenged as a family.