Families are struggling as they continue to grapple with how the increasing demands of contemporary life impacts on the sanctity of the family unit. The engine that creates these struggles will not reduce. We will not outgrow crisis, we learn to fight; and in life, what is coming will come, it is who we are and how prepared we are that makes the difference. Ability to respond is the foundational factor in any warfare or crisis management; and to respond effectively, there are things to know. For the family, there are things that steal our capacity to bond, play and love within the family unit and beyond it, and which hinders our ability to respond effectively to challenges as they appear. They are everyday things that pop up between our fun times and serious exchanges but have an extremely negative impact on our joy, peace and harmony.
I have two…
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