C.A.R.E.

Care’s the Word for Families

CARE is the first part of keeping families together and strong. Research on families indicates that strong families give each other CARE – it’s more than concern or close attention. CARE’s an acronym for strong families:

C stands for consideration or careful thought and attention family members show for each other;

A stands for appreciation, a grateful recognition or a sensitive awareness for each other;

R stands for respect. Strong family members treat each other with courtesy and do not take advantage of each other. They respect each other’s views, opinions, and feelings;

E stands for empathy or understanding. There is an understanding of how others feel, what they are doing, why they are saying what they are saying or doing.

Some families are strong. They talk to each other, they help each other in times of stress, they laugh together, and they stay in contact with each other all their lives. Other families are not so strong – but they can change.

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