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Nf01-486 Creating A Strong Family: Why Are Families So Important?, John Defrain
Nf01-486 Creating A Strong Family: Why Are Families So Important?, John Defrain
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Marriage and family are perhaps society's oldest and most resilient institutions. From the beginning of human life, people have grouped themselves into families to find emotional, physical and communal support. Although in recent years social commentators have predicted the demise of both marriage and the family, they not only survive but continue to change and evolve. Family structures may vary around the world, and yet, the value of family endures.
Nf01-489 Creating A Strong Family: The Family That Eats Happily Together Stays Together, John Defrain
Nf01-489 Creating A Strong Family: The Family That Eats Happily Together Stays Together, John Defrain
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
When people in strong families talk about what makes them strong, doing enjoyable things together is mentioned time and time again. The list of enjoyable activities is a lengthy one, of course, and each family is unique in this regard.
Nf01-488 Creating A Strong Family: Quality Time In Great Quantity, John Defrain
Nf01-488 Creating A Strong Family: Quality Time In Great Quantity, John Defrain
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Societies are often fueled by the platitude, which can be defined as conventional, hackneyed wisdom packaged for general consumption. This common sense created for common living is called upon so often in day-to-day speech that we sometimes fail to recognize it for what it often really is.
Nf01-487 Creating A Strong Family: Living In The Moment, John Defrain
Nf01-487 Creating A Strong Family: Living In The Moment, John Defrain
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
As a young father, I learned to live in the moment. And to enjoy the moment. I think it was the time when the doctors thought I might have a brain tumor or an aneurysm. I'd been having headaches for several weeks, and they just wouldn't go away. As a young professor back then, I had been under considerable stress, or, perhaps, was creating considerable stress in my life by over-involving myself in what at the time seemed to be important activities.