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Family Strengths: Identifying Your Family's Strengths
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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. See the links for each strength area for ideas.
Discovering Our Family Strengths Chart
| Strength Area | Very Strong | Some Growth Needed | Much Growth Needed |
| Caring and Appreciation | |||
| Time Together | |||
| Encouragement | |||
| Commitment | |||
| Communication | |||
| Adaptive Ability | |||
| Spirituality | |||
| Community and Family Ties | |||
| Clear Responsibilities |
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Goal Setting Worksheet
| Strength Area | Our Goals | Activities We Will Do | When |
| Caring and Appreciation | |||
| Time Together | |||
| Encouragement | |||
| Commitment | |||
| Communication | |||
| Adaptive Ability | |||
| Spirituality | |||
| Community and Family Ties | |||
| Clear Responsibilities |
Written by Stephen F. Duncan, Professor, and Kristi McLane, Research Assistant, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University.