Nine Family Projects for Couples Without Stepkids

        Millions of typical U.S. families divorce legally or psychologically because of a mix of up to five hazards. From 29 years' study, this site proposes typical partners can grow high-nurturance family relationships if they cooperate patiently together on versions of the nine protective Projects below. Ideally, they'll start the first five in courtship.  Projects 3, 4, and 9 are for typical stepfamilies.

1) Assess yourselves for false-self wounds, and reduce any you find

2) Grow and use seven effective-communication skills

5) Learn good-grief basics,  assess for blocked grief, and free it up  to-gether

6) Draft a family mission statement and negotiate family-adult  respon-sibilities

7) Each co-parent make three wise courtship-commitment choices

8) Nurture your primary relation-ship despite many distractions

10)  Steadily nurture all family adults and kids (fill primary needs)

11) Form and use an effective family support network

12) Regularly balance four do-mains, and enjoy growing your partnership and family relation-ships!

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