Members of strong families have declared a freeze on such nuclear weapons. The communication patterns in strong families are characterized by honesty and openness. People say what they mean and mean what they say. Members of strong families do not resort to bullying, outwitting, blaming, dominating or controlling. All those methods of manipulating others lead to a falseness and shallowness in relationships.
Strong families maintain a balance of honesty and kindness.
They practice manners at home, too. Please' and thank you' are as important there as they are at work or school. Without fail when we talk about strong families someone asks if they ever argue. They are real people in a real world. It is not the lack of conflict that sets them apart.