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Where families learn about issues that matter to them. |
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Family matters of kc |
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The purpose of pre-marriage education is to engage couples in the processes of reflection and skills training with the aim of promoting and supporting the development of strong and stable relationships. The research shows that there is a window of opportunity during the year before the wedding and the six months or so after when couples get the optimum benefit from pre-marriage education. Later, under stress, negative habits and relationship patterns may become established and be much harder to resolve. Pre-marriage education is a supplementary approach to educating engaged couples and newlyweds in the skills, habits, attitudes, and enrichment techniques that research shows lead to happy, enduring marriages. |
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Pre-Marriage Education |
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A vehicle will not run forever without periodic checks. Your marriage is the same. Marriage enhancement material is designed to do what it implies; help marriages. Relationships like other living things can flourish when cultivated in a good environment. Marriage Enhancement attempts to give couples the skills they require in order to make their marriage work. It recognizes the need to strengthen and support marriages to prevent breakdown. It does not attempt to give a formula or blueprint for a perfect marriage. Marriage enhancement is important in helping couples to continue to build their marriage, irrespective of their own experience of marriage or relationship. We offer a variety of Marriage Enhancement classes and workshops, so please contact us.. |
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Marriage Enhancement |
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Disagreement and conflict will arise in any relationship. It is only natural. Yet, many couples try to ignore conflict, strive for harmony at all costs, some stay rigidly polarized, some yell and scream when issues surface; others are caught in a repetitive cycle of fighting, others cry, blame, scapegoat, hit below the belt, use derogatory labels, and some even resort to violence. These behaviors are neither productive nor desirable, nor will they resolve conflict. On the contrary, the couple gets stuck and will remain stuck. Studies indicate that effective conflict management is one of the most important aspects contributing to a satisfying, lasting relationship. Therefore, couples can greatly enrich their relationship by learning conflict management skills. |
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Conflict Management |
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Life is based on responsibilities and obligations. Marriage life is no exception. Many couples today rebel at the notion of marital roles. Talk about marital roles has been unfairly characterized as "the husband does as he pleases and the wife does as she pleases too." In life we have responsibilities and obligations. Marriage life is no exception. One source of tension between couples has to do with expectations concerning roles and responsibilities. The peril of not clarifying roles and responsibilities in a marriage can certainly lead to major problems in the marriage. General roles and responsibilities are caring for each other, raising children together, loving our spouse, respecting each other, consulting each other, being truthful to our spouse, and forgiving each other's mistakes. |
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Marriage Roles and Responsibilities Responsibilities |
