Have you ever heard of Emotion-based couples therapy? Susan Johnson has written several books on the subject & her mentor Leslie Greenberg wrote Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy w/Rhonda Goldman. Both are also published in peer reviewed articles about the modality.

Good luck!

Denise A.K. Goins

I think that - in a time in which our format of intimate relationships seems at least to be questioned - maybe the challenge is to think about what children need and renewed ethics to put that in the centre, whether the relation between the spouses is ongoing or not... Some parents stay together but fail to do that. Others split up as partners but succeed in raising their children in an atmosphere of love and care.

I am in Ray to be through continuing education and build foundations based on understanding between a couple and be a partner in all things and all actions whether positive or negative and taking Bray partner no matter how far away from fanaticismHilde Libbrecht

this link is useful

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.../01494929.2018.1458002

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https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/8643534

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Dear Dr. Salam Zidane Khalifa , strong families are capable of sustaining love and strong relationships to family and generations. This is achieved through having an open lines of communication, where all family members feel heard and respected. One of the best ways to strengthen your family is to increase your listening skills and those of other family members. Until we can hear each other, we cannot build strong relationships.

1. Build strong family relationships, listen actively to each other.

• Give the person your full attention, turn off the TV or put down what you are doing.
• Focus on what the person is telling you -- rather than thinking about your reaction or response to what is being said. (There will be time for that.)
• Listen for how the other person is feeling and relay back what you think they were saying and how they are feeling. ―I hear you saying that you don’t like your sister. You look pretty mad. Did something happen?
• Resist giving advice or your reaction until you are certain you have fully understood what the person was saying to you.

2. Strong families spend time together.

3. Every child is special and every child needs some special time when he can have his parent all to himself.

4. Look for opportunities to connect with your child.

5. Strong families handle their conflict fairly.

All families have conflict – it’s a natural part of human relationships. Strong families are able to work through things they disagree about by focusing on the problems, rather than by "tearing each other down."

Source: http://extension.udel.edu/factsheets/building-strong-family-relationships/

Good family relationships help your children feel secure and loved. They help you feel good too. You can build good relationships in your family with quality time, communication, teamwork and appreciation. For this, try to practically and lovely implement the following

http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/building_a_good_relationship_with_your_family.html

http://www.imom.com/7-keys-to-building-strong-families/#.WwAh3DSFPIU

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-build-strong-family-relationships-lasting-ilze-alberts/

I usually open pre- & post-marital counseling with the information that "there are five ingredients that go into a good marriage: In order of importance--Lust, Love, Intimacy, Commitment, Responsibility" then we talk about what these mean to my client(s).

This is what I tell clients in pre- & post marital counseling before and after using the emotion-focused therapy model. Sometimes I add it into the middle as well:

"Children know and understand that they are loved when their parents/guardians show one another they love their partner. In many ways, divorce is such a cop out on loving because of all the pain, anger, and opposing morals and values. It really helps to get to know one another before marriage. One way is to seek a counselor for pre-marital counseling which opens doors, windows, nooks & crannies into one's personality so that this is possible. A guiding plan is having the appropriate priorities: #1--God; #2--spouse; #3--children. By keeping one's priorities in order, the rest takes care of itself; however, a word of warning I give to clients--behaving in such a manner that angers one's children will come back & bite where it hurts the worst."

I have added these things to the emotion-focused therapy because so many have never learned these things from their own parents or anyone else. The rest of the session & subsequent appointments, are filled with the emotion-focused therapy.