Chairman : Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice. The challenges that occur nowadays create difficulties for families to foster a bond.
Talker 1 : Now what is a family? Family is a bond, a long lasting relationship that holds a bond with each other. It all forms when man and women become one and from there a family is born.
Talker 2: Family bonding does not happen overnight. It forms with every second, every minute that you spend with your loved ones.
Talker 3: A close family bond is like a safe harbour, where we feel secure and where we trust that we have someone always there to whom we could turn to when we need them the most.
Chairman : So what is the main challenge to build a strong family bonding in this globalised world?
Talker 1: Families face new challenges in later life. In family bonding, divorce permanently weakens the relationship between children and parents. The National Survey of Families and Households found that about one in five divorced fathers had not seen their children in the past year, and less than half the fathers saw their children more than a few times a year. Thus, children’s relationships with both their parents change after a divorce: they become more distant from both, more so even than children living with married but unhappy parents which results in to be less affectionate with their children, less communicative, and to discipline them more harshly and more inconsistently, especially during the first year following the divorce. When a family goes through a separation or a divorce there is often a lot of really difficult stuff to deal with at home - there is lots of change, emotion, and often tension in the family. This can lead to thoughts and feelings of self-blame, fear and guilt that affects a happier family bonding.