What Does It Mean To Be Family Oriented? Up Journey

What Does It Mean To Be Family Oriented?

I had the recent privilege of exploring what it means to be family oriented in an article penned by the editors at Up Journey.

In my opinion, “the responsibilities of parents today are much more numerous and complex. We are charged with balancing our own well-being with the well-being of our children.”

Interested in learning more about how the definition of “being family oriented” has evolved over time? 

Just 40 years ago, being “family-oriented” meant something vastly different from what it means today. Back then, if you provided for your family both domestically and financially to the best of your ability, you were golden. That’s all it took to make you a superstar parent and spouse.

Can you imagine ticking those two boxes and considering yourself a paragon of parenting? I certainly can’t.

The responsibilities of parents today are much more numerous and complex. We are charged with balancing our own well-being with the well-being of our children...

You can read the entire article

here: What Does It Mean to Be Family Oriented (+ How to Be One) (upjourney.com)