Stop hanging around the public square and wandering up and down the street. Go to school. Night and day you torture me. In successful families the members loyally support one another. The foundation for this high degree of commitment is the husband and wife seeing marriage as a lifelong relationship ''for better or for worse.'' 2.
Strong families spend a lot of hours together.
Good listening skills and the willingness to openly express thoughts and feelings to each other are typical of strong families. This doesn't happen automatically. Families have to work at communicating effectively. Expressing gratitude, paying sincere compliments, and giving praise are ways that members of strong families build each other up. 5. Strong families are not immune to crises, but they deliberately determine that they will work together as a team to overcome them.