Most people would prefer to have a happy family. But how does one know if he or she actually belongs to one?
Care.com shared some of the most common traits that happy families share. These signs of a happy family are based on more than just the material wealth and physical health of each family member.
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1. Your Children Are Honest With You
One of the most common signs of a happy family is the level of kids' honesty to their parents. Instead of being withdrawn and scared, kids that belong to a happy family can share their mistakes, experiences, thoughts, opinion and concerns to their parents.
2. Strong Sense Of Family Unity
A happy family has members who feel proud and contented with their family identity. They like talking to other people about their parents, siblings and their good experiences with each other.
Members of a happy family love to spend time together. They also know how to take care of each other and to avoid being selfish.
3. Disciplined Kids
Children who belong to a happy family are usually very disciplined and are willing to be disciplined properly if they make mistakes. "Your discipline should create a bond, not a wedge, between you and your kids, strengthening their emotional well-being," Care.com explains.
4. Family Members Know How To Say Sorry
One of the biggest signs of a happy family is if you know how to apologize to each other. You avoid blaming others and prefer to take responsibility for your actions. Aside from knowing how to apologize, members of a happy family also know how to forgive.
5. You Accept Each Other's Flaws
Another common trait that happy families share is the ability to love each other despite the flaws and imperfections the family members. "It's that love alone that has the power to heal all wounds, bind people together, and create relationships quite beyond our present capacity to imagine," Mind Body Green shares.
