HOW TO GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE (PARTICULARLY YOUR SPOUSE)

In these days of email, text messaging & video conferencing, a whole generation of our young people seem to have lost the ability to interact with others except on the most basic of levels. The parents of these young people have lost their positive parenting possibilities by separation & divorce, trying to be their kids”best friends”, having multiple partners, or drug & alcohol abuse. Trusting others seems to be at an all time low.

The logical outcome of these trends is a generation of people unable to communicate with others effectively,

& unable to sustain close relationships. The already high percentage of marriages ending in divorce could skyrocket, even long term common law relationships could be a thing of the past. The resulting mental illness, violence, & drug & alcohol abuse caused by relational stress & loneliness could strain our health resources past any reasonable level. A serious situation, but there is hope!! We as a society need to get over ourselves & our personal needs & consider the consequences of our actions. How can we expect our young people to respect us & themselves when some of us as the “older generation” demonstrate such destructive lifestyles & behaviour??

Lets stop complaining about the younger generation, improve our own behaviour, & get back to the basics of being good parents, coworkers, friends & mentors.

In our many years of experience in counselling, we have observed how people in successful relationships behave. When asked, they have identified several factors that are important to their relationships success. None of this is “rocket science” just common sense. We call these the seven Cs of interpersonal relationships.

We offer a 2 hour interactive presentation…… email for details

Gerry Prior GemCare Counselling 2009