**Contest : Key Elements of Strong Family Relationships.**
Family is the smallest unit of the society. It is said to be the bedrock of every society. Every individual belongs to a family. The family can either be an extended family comprising of uncles, aunties, nephews, nieces, cousins and other relatives or it can be a nuclear family consisting of only the father, mother and the children. Thank you @alfazmalek for bringing up this topic for discussion.
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What are the qualities of a strong and healthy family relationship?
Families must possess certain qualities in other to have a strong and healthy relationship. These qualities can not be underestimated as their absence have been reasons behind most crisis in the family and to some extent, family breakups. These qualities include but not limited to the following:
Communication: This is a vital quality every family must possess. Any family that lacks this quality suffers a lot of setbacks. Both the father, the mother and children should have a good communication channel. The father and mother should be able to communicate to each other and members of the household how they wants things to be handled without having to hurt anyone's feelings. Also, the kids should be able to express freely their thoughts and feelings to their parents and each others without sounding rude having fears.
Quality time with each other: In this era of technology and globalization, this seemed to be a practically impossible task. What families failed to understand is the fact that the more time they spend with each other, the stronger the bond between them. But with all these technological inventions, family members can be in the sitting room but will never discuss and chat as a family because the mom will be busy surfing the Internet checking for the latest fashion in town, the dad will be busy attending to official mails while the children are busy doing tiktok.
Conflict resolution: For a family to have a strong and healthy relationship, it should be able to resolve any kind of conflict it is facing within the shortest possible time and not be allowed to linger for long.
Support for each other: As they saying goes, "a tree can not make a forest", so it is for every family. Family members should always ensure they are there for their loved ones, come rain, come shine. In doing so, they are sure to have a strong and healthy family relationship.
How can technology impact family dynamics and relationships?
Technology has set a lot of families apart whereas it is expected to bring them more closer. It is expected that for families that are in distant places, technology should be able to keep communication on, despite the distance. But then, I've come to discover that people tend to ignore people around them, people who are close to them physically and spend more time talking to people they can't see and this have greatly affected their relationship with people around. I feel with proper use of technology, it is expected that we should have a more stronger and healthier family relationship.
Why is communication important in maintaining good relationships?
Communication is key in maintaining good relationships because it ensures that people get to understand themselves much better thus preventing misunderstanding and also help in resolving any conflicts that might arise. It also enables people to express themselves and generally strengthen the already existing bonds they share.
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