1.
Be
a Good Friend
2.
Family
Makes a New You
3.
Take
Strength from Your Focus
4.
There
are Second Chances
5.
Find
a Community That Fits Your Family
6.
Believe
in Yourself to Help Your Family
7.
Saying
Nothing Says Something
8.
We
Make Our Own Family Success
9.
Dedication
Matters More than Occupation
10.
It’s
OK to Be Right When Everyone Else Is Wrong
11.
Let
Your Goals Live with You
12.
Tell
Your Family Story
13.
Don’t
Hide from Your Family
14.
You
Define a Child Every Day
15.
Listen
Without Judgment
16.
Closeness
Cannot Be Measured on a Map
17.
Live
Your Views
18.
Parents
Are Foundations Not Walls
19.
Make
“Should” and “Want” the Same Thing
20.
Adjustments
Never End
21.
Express
Your Love
22.
The
Bright Side Shines Through
23.
Forgiveness
Depends on More Than the Apology
24.
Fatigue
Is a Family Enemy
25.
Jealousy
Is Automatic
26.
Encourage
Persistence Not Desperation
27.
It’s
Better to Be Fair Than Right
28.
Every
Number Has Challenges
29.
Think
of Your Family When You Don’t Have To
30.
Don’t
Let Negativity Build
31.
Recognise
Pleasant Stress
32.
There’s
No Price Tag on Family Life
33.
Calm
Questions Get Answers
34.
Family
Life Teaches Us About Relationships
35.
What
You See Isn’t Always There
36.
Don’t
Enter a Generational Competition
37.
Expectations
Must Fit the Person
38.
Don’t
Obsess over Birth Order
39.
Show
Up on Time
40.
Communication Brings Us Closer
41.
Every
Person Is in a Different Relationship
42.
Satisfaction
Depends on Where You Look
43.
It’s
Not a Popularity Contest
44.
Cherish
Traditions
45.
Work
on Your Own Terms
46.
Encourage,
but Don’t Require, Activities
47.
Caregiving
Is Personal
48.
You
Can’t Be the Family Gatekeeper
49.
It
Doesn’t Matter Who Earns the Money
50.
All
Talk Is Not Equal
51.
What
You Send Out Comes Back to You
52.
The
Next Generation Will Define Family for Itself
53.
Share
Your Struggles
54.
Beware
of Clothing Disasters
55.
Competition
Breeds Loss
56.
Do
One Thing at a Time
57.
You
Will See the Same Things Differently
58.
Strictness
Can Last a Lifetime
59.
The
In-Laws Are Not the Enemy
60.
Share
the Housework
61.
Write
Down Your Thoughts
62.
Pets
Are Family Too
63.
Take
Comfort from Routines
64.
Tempers
Must Be Controlled
65.
Illness
Can Have Multiple Victims
66.
Not
Every Piece Will Fit
67.
Use
Food Positively
68.
Self-Doubt
Magnifies Family Problems
69.
Children
Need More Than Parents
70.
Rigidity
Isolates
71.
The
More You Give, the More You Will Believe in Yourself
72.
Don’t
Stay Together at All Costs
73.
Too
Much Protection Is a Threat
74.
Experience
Helps but Shouldn’t Dictate
75.
Low
Expectations Are Not a Family Solution
76.
Emotions
Last Longer Than Events
77.
Even
the Dependent Need Some Independence
78.
Another
View Is a Strength, Not a Weakness
79.
Distress
Is Contagious
80.
Family
Affects All Aspects of Our Lives
81.
Generations
to Come Make Us Feel Young Again
82.
Everybody
Must Contribute to the Work of Family Life
83.
Be
Real
84.
The
Young and Old Want the Same Thing
85.
It
Will Be a Family of the World
86.
The
Most Important Inheritance Is Love
87.
Disagree
with Each Other, Not Against Each Other
88.
Don’t Do Everything Together
89.
Beware
of Television Extremes
90.
See
the Big Picture
91.
Give
Yourself—Nothing Else Really Matters
92.
It’s
Somewhere Between Easy and Impossible
93.
Everything
Is Relative
94.
Make
What’s Real into What’s Ideal
95.
It’s
Always a Choice
96.
Everyone
Is Equal but Different
97.
Continue
98.
We
Seek Warmth
99.
Can
You Do It? Ask Yourself
100.
You
Make Your Family
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R e f e r e n c e :
DAVID NIVEN, Ph.D;
'THE 100 SIMPLE SECRETS OF Happy Families --
What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It’, Capstone Publishing Ltd, 2006:
P h o t o : National Geographic
