Strong families value their extended family, particularly grandparents. In one study of college students, a majority thought their interactions with grandparents reflected high family strengths. It's important to create continuity between generations, passing along traditions and making roots ever stronger, so the tree continues to reach for the sun.

In strong families, positive strokes out-number negative broadsides by a wide margin. Members regularly express appreciation: 'Thanks for fixing the drainpipe.…

Religious belief, trust, a sense of connection to the universe - no matter what you call it, there is a spiritual component to strong families. They see their …

While parents are naturally in a leadership role, strong families strive to share decision-making. They resolve differences by respecting other viewpoints and …

I have a grand - I wouldn't call my grandmother domineering, no, but this novel is about the way that family traits echo and reverberate through generations an…

More than anything I want to be able to go back to Cuba, to have a house to visit there, to know my roots. I lost my father as a little girl, and I want to be …

I felt there's a wealth in Jewish tradition, a great inheritance. I'd be a jerk not to take advantage of it.