GOOD FAMILIES
Good Families Intro “Without communication you don’t know one another, if you don’t know one another, you don’t care about one another, and that’s what family is all about,” Dr Curran. In the article, “What Good Families are Doing Right,” Dr. Curran depicts communication as an essential part of bringing families together. These communicating families are referred to as healthy families, who are able to use conversation as a tool to discuss controversial subjects such as sexuality, honesty and proper moral ethics. ... Dr Curran’s states, “Close families encourage the emergence of individual personalities through open sharing of thoughts and feelings. Unhealthy families tend to be less open, less accepting of differences among members. ... In the hallmark, “The Family Interrupts, but Equally,” states that healthy families speak openly about their feelings and in doing so they tend to interrupt each other, but on an equal bases. ... It is crucial that the family be based on equality in order to function as a family and part take in the activities that families do, such as family discussions. ... Consequently, in healthy families communication is a gift used not only to demonstrate independent thinking and feeling, but to also establish a strong relationship in the family, between the parents and children.