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The document discusses the importance of family as a foundational unit in society and emphasizes the need for emotional intelligence to strengthen family relationships. It provides ten practical tips for improving family dynamics, such as effective communication, teaching emotional choice, and expressing love generously. Additionally, it outlines various unexpected situations families may face and offers guidelines for coping with these crises.

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EPP Report

The document discusses the importance of family as a foundational unit in society and emphasizes the need for emotional intelligence to strengthen family relationships. It provides ten practical tips for improving family dynamics, such as effective communication, teaching emotional choice, and expressing love generously. Additionally, it outlines various unexpected situations families may face and offers guidelines for coping with these crises.

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Improving

Family
Relationship
!!!!
“Healthy Families
are the
Foundation of a
Healthy Society”
James Q. Wilson
What is
Family?
 A family is a group of two or more individuals that are related by
marriage, birth, or adoption and usually live together in the same
household.

 “Family is the smallest unit in human society” - Social Scientist

 The family is where you put down your first roots, where you form
your most lasting impressions, where you put together the building
blocks of your character, and where you determine whether you will
view life through the eyes of prejudice or acceptance. Family is where
you learn to laugh and where you are allowed to weep without losing
respect. Family is where you learn how to share, how to relate, and
how to treat other people. Family is where you learn how to interpret
your surroundings correctly. It is where you discover how to draw the
line between right and wrong, between good and evil(Charles
Swindoll)
Strengthening
Family
Relationships
 There’s nothing like family. The people we’re related to by
blood and marriage are expected to be our closest allies, our
greatest sources of love and support. Too often, however, our
interactions with family are filled with misunderstanding and
resentment, bickering and badgering. Those we should know
and be known by best, end up feeling like adversaries or
strangers.

 Family is where our first and strongest emotional memories


are made, and that’s where they keep appearing. And this is
why emotional intelligence (EQ) succeeds where other efforts
at family harmony fail. Active awareness and empathy—the
ability to be aware, accepting, and permanently attuned to
ourselves and others—tells us how to respond to one
another’s needs.
 EQ is incredibly powerful in the family because it puts you in
control of your relationships with parents and children, siblings, in-
laws and extended family. When you know how you feel, you can’t
be manipulated by other’s emotions; nor can you blame family
conflict on everyone else. Most of the techniques for improving
family relationships are therefore centered on communicating your
feelings to those you care about, as close relationships are centered
around feeling.

 Without this emotional intimacy, family contact becomes a burden,


because no one is comfortable spending that much time with a
stranger. If you want your family members to know and accept each
other lovingly, you have to begin with your own emotional honesty
and openness. When you do, the suggestions offered below are
transformed from familiar reasonable advice, to highly effective
methods for bringing your family ever closer.
10 Tips for Improving Family
Relationships

1. Take care of your health if you hope to take care of anyone else.
The more demanding of your time your family is, the more you
need to fit in exercise. Perhaps you and your family can seek out
ways to exercise together.

2. Listen if you expect to be heard. Lack of communication is the


loudest complaint in most families. The answer to “Why won’t they
listen to me?” may be simply “You’re not listening to them.”

3. Teach emotional choice. Manage your moods by letting all feelings


be OK, but not all behaviors. Model behavior that respects and
encourages the feelings and rights of others yet make it clear that
we have a choice about what to do with what we feel.
4. Teach generosity by receiving as well as giving. Giving and receiving are
parts of the same loving continuum. If we don’t give, we find it hard to receive,
and if we can’t receive, we don’t really have much to give. This is why
selflessness carried to extremes is of little benefits to others.

5. Take responsibility for what you communicate silently. The very young and
old are especially sensitive to nonverbal cues. More than our words, tone of
voice, posture (body language), and facial expressions convey our feelings. We
have to listen to our tone of voice and look at ourselves in pictures and in the
mirror to assess our emotional congruency. Loving words coming through
clenched teeth don’t feel loving—they feel confusing.

6. Don’t try to solve problems for your loved ones. Caring for your family
doesn’t mean taking charge of their problems, giving unsolicited advice, or
protecting them from their own emotions. Let them know their own strengths
and allow them to ask you for what they need.
7. Make a lasting impression through actions. Your values will be
communicated by your actions, no matter what you say. Be an
example, not a nag.

8. Acknowledge your errors to everyone, including younger family


members. Saying you’re sorry when you hurt someone you love,
models humility and emotional integrity. You can demonstrate that
no one is perfect, but everyone can learn at any age. Apologizing
proves you can forgive yourself and makes it easier to forgive
others.

9. Discover what each person’s unique needs are. You can’t


assume that your grandmother needs the same signs of love as
your three-year-old or that either one will have the same needs
next year. When in doubt, ask!
10. Be generous in expressing love. Everyone in a
family (especially young children) needs the
emotional reassurance of loving words, gestures,
and looks. Those who demand the least emotional
attention may need it most.
 For better or for worse, family relationships play a
central role in shaping an individual’s well-being
across the course of their life. These relationships can
be a source of comfort, guidance, and strength to
draw from in times of stress. Developing and nurturing
your family can also give you the lift you need to
endure life’s challenges and meet your goals with
confidence and courage.

 Creating and maintaining strong healthy family


relationships takes time, effort, and patience. With the
daily pressures of work, children, and chores, it can be
easy to neglect your relationships and take your loved
ones for granted.
Coping with
Unexpected
Situations at
Home!!
“Expect the
Unexpected”.
Types of Crisis/Unexpected Situations

1. Sickness- Health is wealth. The health of every member of


the family must be taken to consideration. When health is
not given importance, it could not lead to sickness.

2. Death- Death is inevitable and could hardly be accepted by


the bereaved family, especially if the one who dies is the
father or mother.

3. Disgrace in the family- Maybe brought by illegitimacy,


extramarital relationships by a parent or both, theft,
murder, rape, etc.
4. Separation of parents- Is an unfortunate event. The states
that whoever is more responsible in guiding the children and
has the better capacity to support them will have the custody
of the children.

5. Unemployment- The sudden lose of job, especially by the


breadwinner of the family, brings about major effect on family
members because the family’s financial stability is at stake.

6. Natural calamities- Natural calamities, such as floods,


earthquakes, storm, fire, and tidal waves, bring great disaster
to affected families. Financial losses occur to the victims.
7. Unexpected Guest- in most filipino homes, during
fiestas or other family celebrations, families have lavish
preparations. Guests are welcomed happily and are well-
entertained.

8. Sudden illness- the health of every family members


can be sustained if every member knows the basic rules
of healthy habits and hygiene.
Guidelines in Coping with Unexpected
Events/situations

1. No matter how small the family income, always set aside a little
amount of emergency purposes.

2. Train the family members to be aware of what is happening and


allow them to participate in helping resolve unexpected crisis or
in alleviating the misery or pain brought by crisis.

3. Always remind members to keep their composure and use their


minds before doing any action.

4. Be spiritually strong.
THANK YOU!

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