Family values: The importance of strong family bonds 62 Articles

by Angelica Weathersby

I have just put down the phone after talking, cross-country, with my older brother. Our conversation was about the adjustments that need to be made in our father's life to accommodate his diminishing ability to live indep...read more

by Amy Browne

Family bonds have taken a beating in recent decades with the majority of marriages ending in divorces and children born to parents who choose to remain single. It seems that the days when families sat together for meals o...read more

by Angela S. Young

Everywhere we look today we can find families falling apart. The day of the nuclear family as the main type has almost disappeared to be replaced by blended families of all kinds. In light of these issues, building a str...read more

by Sara Bradley

The single most precious obsession in life for all of us is to be loved. We have an emotional confidence when we know that we're part of something special and that what we do matters. Family bonding gives us that strengt...read more

by Sam Miller

The family is the smallest unit in the society. It is important for the family to be a united and strongly bonded family. Whatever adversely affects the family will have a negative impact on the larger society. For example...read more

by Francesca Collins

It is through our family bonds that, we learn to interact with others. We learn the value of manners and love. We learn the state of the world - through the opinions we hear and things left unspoken. We learn what kind of ...read more

by Brandon Davis

We live in an ever downward-spiraling society, where the values so important to life have been lost to selfishness. Divorce rates rise unabated; abortion is prevalent and widely accepted. Yet, the memory of times past exis...read more

by Stacy Dyson

Family rules. I'm playing Scrabble with my sister and my nephew. We all know the official rules; we've all played this game a million times. But these are family rules, so there are a few variations. Squares and ti...read more

by StuffYerFace

It wasn't fancy; in fact many of the rooms were quite unremarkable. There were lots of pictures in frames, but few paintings hung on the walls. And we had virtually nothing covered in plastic like Gramma and my old Aunti...read more

by Melinda Cook

Family values and strong family bonds are the backbone of life. It greatly impacts who we are as a person. With strong values a person learns that they are an important part of a family unit. Family support and lines of co...read more

by Barbara A. Black

Strong family bonds are the secret to happy, well-balanced children and adults. When family is important to the adults in the family, it will become important to the children. And when family is not very important to the a...read more

by Kamille Finnen

Through out our lives, we create bonds that will either be lasting bonds or temporary ones. A few of those bonds will be with friends, while the others are with our families. Some of the most important bonds though, are t...read more

by Jacqueline Foster

A strong family bond is as important as a healthy diet for staving off future problems and pitfalls. When families spend time together, everyone benefits. The parents can feel good about their communication with their chil...read more

by EMSalem

What could be more important than families working together? Families with strong ties to each member are usually successful families that care and take care of each other. This isn't something that just happens, it is enc...read more

by Ray Fauteux

I suppose I know more about the importance of having strong family bonds then the average person. Mostly because I was not fortunate enough to ever have such an experience. My life was one of fending for myself as fa...read more

by M W

Growing up I had an alcoholic father who was mentally abusive. One of my earliest memories includes him and a five year old me trying to hold his hand. He tossed me aside and told me my hands were sticky. I have had an obs...read more

by Kathy D

As a potter molds clay to form a beautiful creation, so does the strong bond of family and good values. Family bonds are a link to our beginning and a guide to our future. Early influences are fundamental to our individual...read more

by Stephen Bate

My family, including my immediate family, has much in common with many in that we are spread all over the country and in many parts of the world. My sister is currently in Australia, my eldest brother in New York and my pa...read more

by Helen Tay

The importance of strong family bonds. Family is one of the most important word in our English vocabulary. It is where we get our values from and how we nurture each other to be who we are. To have strong family bond...read more

by Miss AngelDe

"The Importance of Strong Family Bonds" This statement should explain it's self, but in todays world that is not always so. In the following article I will attempt to give my thoughts and feeling on this subject. Th...read more