If your parents were never properly parented themselves, that put them at great risk to repeat

the cycle with you. And that puts you at risk of repeating the vicious cycle all over again.

If you or someone you love is caught in a cycle, can put a stop to your family’s

intergenerational dysfunction. But first you must become an emotionally, mentally, and

spiritually healthy person yourself. The starting point is to understand what every little boy or

girl needs as a child, and how parents create wounds.

Join me, Pat Morley, for a look at the 4 building blocks of a healthy home, and the 7 negative

parenting styles that make homes dysfunctional. In this series, I’m going to show you how

becoming a healthy man, husband, and father may be easier than you think.

Reflection and Discussion

1. How would you describe your relationship with your father, mother, or caregiver today?

For example:

cordial, strained, warm, estranged.

2. What was your childhood missing in the areas of love, structure, roots, or wings?

3. Which of the seven generalized descriptions of negative parenting are most relevant for

you (e.g., “my parents were passive”), and why?