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Family Values Checklist

This document provides a 23-item checklist for families to evaluate their values. It addresses topics like the words that describe the family, what is most important to them, their strengths, sayings that capture them, how future generations will participate and be trained to manage family affairs, how relationships will be maintained over generations, what makes a family strong, how members communicate concerns and get to know each other, respect privacy and dignity, and support the family with a positive attitude.

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Family Values Checklist

This document provides a 23-item checklist for families to evaluate their values. It addresses topics like the words that describe the family, what is most important to them, their strengths, sayings that capture them, how future generations will participate and be trained to manage family affairs, how relationships will be maintained over generations, what makes a family strong, how members communicate concerns and get to know each other, respect privacy and dignity, and support the family with a positive attitude.

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FAMILY VALUES CHECKLIST

1. What words best describe our family?



2. What is most important to our family?

3. What are our strengths as a family?

4. What sayings best capture our family?

5. What do you think makes a family happy?

6. Do all generations have a spokesperson in deciding family matters, and does that
spokesperson adequately represent the diverse members of his or her generation?

7. If there is a family foundation, will younger generations have an opportunity to participate?

8. Does the family have a method for identifying and training members of the next generation
to manage the familys affairs or its interests?

9. How will family relationships be encouraged as the family grows over the generations?

10. What makes a family strong?

11. Do family members clearly communicate concerns with the family using a strength-based
approach?

12. Do family members take time to really get to know the family?

13. Do family members keep the family informed by providing helpful information?

14. Do family members learn about and honor the culture of the family?

15. D0 family members help preserve the familys privacy and dignity?

16. Do family members respect the family?

17. Do family members interact with the family as partners?

18. Are family members good listeners?

19. Do family members not judge or blame the family for their problems.

20. Do family members acknowledge the familys expertise?

21. Do family members have ample opportunity to learn about the familys values?

22. Do family members address basic needs, and facilitate connections to appropriate
resources?

23. Do family members support the family by being positive and hopeful?

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