What is happening with families now? Why does it seem so much harder to build and maintain a strong, loving, and effective family?
The world, as a whole, can weaken and marginalize those families not prepared to recognize and respond to the constant pressures and demands that our society places on our time, attention and energy. It is hard for the family to compete with those demands and with the generally negative media barrage that has come to define our modern culture. None of us come from a perfect family, so the blueprint we might carry in our minds won’t necessarily lead to the successful family we dream of. And our society places little emphasis on helping people prepare for the challenges (as well as the opportunities) that are encountered as we build our families. Fortunately most families, even those that might feel that they are really struggling, are usually just a relatively few degrees off course and with some directed and coordinated effort can again line themselves up with their desired destination of joy and effectiveness.
