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Five Signs Your Family is Healthy
 
by Dr. Gary Chapman
 
Summary of this article
 
Dr. Chapman offers his observations of the charaacteristics of a healthy loving family.
 
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Five Signs Your Family is Healthy 
 
By Dr. Gary Chapman


Most people would like their families to improve. There are five basic characteristics of a loving family-five elements that, if they are in place, will create healthy family dynamics.

1. An Attitude of Service

A healthy family has an attitude of service to each other and to the world outside the walls of the family. Read the biographies of men and women who have lived lives of sacrificial service to others, and you will find that most of them grew up in families that nurtured the idea of service as virtuous.

2. Intimacy between Husband and Wife

The sharing of the inner self is the fabric from which we weave marital intimacy. It satisfies the inner longings of the couple, and, if children are in the family, it serves as the best positive model of what family is all about.

3. Parents Who Teach and Train

Some parents are strong on teaching-they want to answer the "why" questions for children. Other parents emphasize training-their motto is "Actions speak louder than words." In a loving family, parents balance teaching and training. Parents see them as companion tools, not exclusive methods.

4. Children Who Obey and Honor Parents

In a functional family, parental authority is used for the benefit of the children. They espouse the virtues of kindness, love, honesty, forgiveness, integrity, hard work, and treating others with respect. Children who obey this kind of parent will reap the benefit of living under wholesome authority.

5. Husbands Who are Loving Leaders

Male leadership expresses itself in two relationships in the family: husband and father. Being both loving and a leader is a unique combination, but it's an important ingredient of a healthy family.
 
To find out more about Dr. Chapman's resources, visit www.fivelovelanguages.com.
 
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Dr. Gary Chapman is the author of many books. To learn more about his two major relationship building tools, click on these links:
 
 
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God bless your marriage and family.
 
Jim Stephens
 

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