Members avoid harsh negative comments that degrade or shame other family members. Members avoid talk that would degrade human sexuality or shame family members in the area of their sexuality. Members accept conflict as a part of family life and do not avoid dealing with it. Members accept feelings of anger, dismay and disappointment and can freely talk to each other about them. Members resolve conflict in constructive ways.
Members seek help from people outside the immediate family when unable to resolve conflict.
Members avoid physically abusing each other in response to conflict. Husband and wife show sufficient affection through sexual and sensual contact to the satisfaction of both. Husband and wife attempt to keep their love fresh and alive through various romantic and relational activities. Children are touched in ways that communicate affection and are not touched in sexually abusive ways. Enough affection is shown to all members of the family to make them feeling unconditionally accepted and that they belong.