Family Relationships Through Communication
The sheer availability and popularity of social networking websites has enabled many families to stay in touch with one another even when separated by long distances. In some cases, however, it has also exacerbated emotional distancing techniques that are detrimental to healthy family communication and lasting, sustainable relationships.
When family members are kept apart by distance and time, it can be hard to keep in contact and stay in the loop of one another’s lives. Though the saying is that “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” it is just as well understood that absences can make for a difficult readjustment when you finally reconnect. Social networking websites have made a huge impact in that area, allowing loved ones to stay in contact and keep in each other’s daily lives even when not physically there. The side line of that situation is that it has also allowed for closeted communication to be the norm, even for those that could be physically there for one another.
Some have expounded on the benefits of staying in touch with their teenage children through text messages, even when that teenage lives 2 bedrooms away. Others keep track of their children’s whereabouts and current happenings through Facebook.
There is a reason why face to face communication and physical contact are so important in relationships. The deep bond that is formed, on a chemical and psychological level, is vital to the long term health of a relationship.
Healthy family relationships should take benefits from all available communication outlets when needed, but they cannot replace a heart to heart talk.
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