week 8: family stressors.

This week in class we talked about stressors that influence families and appropriate ways to cope with them. There are two types of stressors, normative and non normative. Some examples of normative stressors would be: death, birth, and moving, along with many others. An example of a non normative stressor would be abuse, physical, verbal, and even substance abuse. The normative stressors that were mentioned are some the more common ones that the majority of families experience. These things just come with life, they are sometimes hard to adjust to, but they make the family unit stronger. The non normative stressor mentioned is something that doesn't happen as much as the normative ones, abuse happens more than we'd like to think, but not as much as death and birth. These stressors can really take tolls on the members of the family and it is important that we love and care for one another during these times of change and trial. We cannot tear each other down during these times, we must build each other up and support each other. These moments can either make or break the family unit, so we must be patient and understanding at all times. Communication is key in these situations, the home must be a safe place where each member can feel comfortable to talk about feelings they are having. No one can be left out, our homes should be a place of comfort and safety, a place where we can get away from all our other problems, and a place where we know we are loved. If our homes are like that we will grow closer as a family and be able to endure the trials of life together.