This family is blessed with a wide variety of cultural influence and parents remain committed to preserving their values. This family also demonstrates the ability to incorporate new ideas by also trying to include the backgrounds of their adopted children. The family has a wide variety of healthy activities that they enjoy including hiking, biking, and gardening. There is a focus on education although parents do not always agree on the value of education when compared to other valued activities like providing care for family members. Parents vacillate in their level of cooperation with some years being better than others.
Parents are both nervous about the future and both sometimes contemplate divorce.
Arguments can become intense at times with each slinging hurtful remarks at each other in front of the children. There is an overall mild anxiety present that is evidenced in fast personal tempo, short temper, and irritability. However, several issues could be addressed to reduce overall anxiety in the family and reduce aggression for this client. It is suggested that parents must decide whether or not they will seek to maintain their original cultural values or if they will seek to create a new value system for the family that can incorporate the strengths of each of it's members. Client will need to decide whether to conform to family expectations or develop new ideals as he emerges into adulthood.