Family Strengths: Identifying Your Family's Strengths
All families
have strengths. What are yours? Complete the "Discovering Our Family
Strengths" chart to identify your own family's strengths and areas you'd
like to grow stronger. Each family member eight years of age and older should
complete the chart. This way you can get a better picture of how each family
member views the family.
After you
have completed the chart, notice where your family agrees on strengths. These
are your family strengths. Also notice where family members rate strengths
differently. Talk about what these differences mean.
Next, go to
the Goal Setting Worksheet. Choose activities that continue to build at least
one of your areas of strength. In addition, choose one or two areas that the
family agrees need improvement. List the activities you will do and when.
Discovering Our
Family Strengths Chart
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Strength Area
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Very Strong
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Some Growth Needed
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Much Growth Needed
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Caring and
Appreciation
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Time Together
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Encouragement
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Commitment
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Communication
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Adaptive Ability
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Spirituality
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Community and
Family Ties
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Clear
Responsibilities
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Goal
Setting Worksheet
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Strength Area
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Our Goals
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Activities We Will
Do
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When
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Caring and
Appreciation
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Time Together
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Encouragement
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Commitment
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Communication
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Adaptive Ability
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Spirituality
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Community and
Family Ties
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Clear
Responsibilities
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Written
by Stephen F. Duncan, Professor, and Kristi McLane, Research Assistant, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University.