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The Web address of this article is http://sfhelp.org/fam/links5.htm

        Premise - families have existed in every age and culture because they fill their members primary needs (nurture) better than other human groups. Widespread social problems like abuse, abandonment, abortion, crime, gangs, addictions, murder, suicide, homelessness, welfare dependence, bankruptcies,  prejudice, terrorism, depression, obesity, and "mental health" problems strongly indicate typical U.S. fa-milies (like yours?) are "low nurturance." Their members' needs aren't being met well enough.

        So far, we (the public) minimize and passively condone this.

        This nonprofit, educational Web site uses 30 years' research to propose why this is, and what you can do about it - starting with your own family. The articles below build on the ideas in Lessons 1-4, so study and apply those ideas before starting this Lesson.

 Lesson 5:

learn family basics, and use them and Lessons 1-4 to,,, evolve and enjoy a high-nurturance family and... protect your members and descendents from the lethal [wounds + unawareness] cycle.

  LINKS to LESSON-5 ARTICLES

5-1)  Useful questions and answers about families

5-2)  A self-study quiz on family basics. Take this quiz before studying the...

5-3)  Lesson 5 Study guide. This shows you how to get the most from these articles:

       Review - Traits of a high-nurturance family (Lesson-1 worksheet)

5-4)  Basics: what's unique about family relationships?

5-5)  Perspective on family roles and rules

        Review - perspective on interpersonal boundaries (2 pages)

5-6)  What is a family system, and how can you use this concept?

5-7)  Introduction to mapping a family's structure - a visual tool

5-8)  Introduction to making a family genogram - a visual tool

5-8)  Perspective on and traits of a high-nurturance family (2 pages)

5-9)  Overview of the lethal [wounds + unawareness] cycle - text or slides

5-10)  Why and how to make and use a family mission or vision statement

5-11)  Introduction to surface and primary family problems - one key to solving them.

        Review - Perspective on personal and family anger and grieving policies

        Review - this menu of common relationship problems and solutions (Lesson 4)

        Review -   how to analyze and resolve typical relationship problems (Lesson 4)

5-12)  When should a child leave home? (under construction)

5-13)  Perspective on family secrets

5-14)  Why and how to hold an effective family meeting

5-15)  Understand addictions, and learn your options. (4 pages)

5-16)  Why family "money problems" are not about "money (3 pages)

5-17)  Perspective on counseling and therapy (3 pages)

5-18)    Practical options for improving family relations (3 pages}

5-19)  How to start or choose an effective support group (a 9-page series)

 See this for articles about relationships. (Lesson 4)

 See this for articles about parenting. (Lesson 6)

  See this for articles about stepfamilies. (Lesson 7)

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Updated July 04, 2010