10 Keys to a Happy Loving Family
Research on happy, healthy families (and happy, healthy individuals as well) shows that the parents in these families emphasize the positive, yearning to bring out the best in one another in spite of individual differences in temperament, talents or interests. Studies of successful families from diverse backgrounds share this common thread. They teach core values such as honesty, fairness, […]
Continue reading...“Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats”. -Voltaire We loved this quote so much that we chose to include it instead of many other wonderful quotes on positivity in our discussion about seeing the positive in How’s Your Family Really Doing? A crucial element of being resilient, or bouncing […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computers, died on October 5th after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. His legacy will live on. What family has not been affected by the personal computer, the iphone, ipod or itunes. Another part of his legacy are some important messages to remember as we make critical life choices or […]
Continue reading...The world is made more interesting and more beautiful because of our diversity and complexity. Unfortunately, this same diversity can also bring pain and estrangement. Families of the future need to know how to embrace and accept the special gifts and challenges that each individual member contributes to the whole. One of the subjects, besides […]
Continue reading...“In a republic we must learn to combine intensity of conviction with a broad tolerance of difference of conviction. Wide differences of opinion in matters of religious, political, and social belief must exist if conscience and intellect alike are not to be stunted.” -Theodore Roosevelt Not only within our extraordinarily rich and complex world are there vast differences […]
Continue reading...Every day, doctors and nurses who have forgotten to wash their hands, spread infections killing 100,000 hospital patients each year in America and infecting nearly two million others. In fact, studies have shown that only about 40 percent of health care workers consistently adhere to recommended hand hygiene practices. David Hofman and researchers from the University […]
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