ASSIGNMENT | Marriage and Family

The Boundaries study allows students to take a unique journey – of spiritual growth, challenge to change, problem solving, recovery, and hope. It offers practical help, encouragement, insight and wisdom to all who struggle with their inability to say no, as well as to anyone who seeks to live a healthy and balanced life.

The Marriage and Family course and the Boundary series emphasizes the importance of setting healthy boundaries in order to have healthy
relationships. Additionally, the course is designed to help people already in healthy situations to improve their relationships – as well as provide badly-needed guidance to those whose lives are out of control. Many will discover painful realities about their lives – the family they grew up in, present relationships, addictive behaviors, codependency – and will be challenged to accept personal responsibility and ownership in order to experience new freedom.
Boundary Reflection Questions:

What book did you select and why, and what did you hope to learn from the book?
Define and describe boundaries as explained in the book you selected?
According to the Boundary book why do you need to set boundaries in general?
What specific areas of your life do you need to set healthy boundaries for?
What is one fear you have as you set boundaries?
What have you learned to be your boundaries- in regards to the book you selected?
How does your boundaries align to you and your values?
How does your communication style impact sharing and enforcing boundaries? How could this be beneficial or a barrier for moving forward.
What have you discovered about yourself from reading the book?
What is one important lesson you have learned from this series?
What is one boundary you have identified and have begun to work on?
How are you different from when this series began?
What has been your greatest joy throughout this series?
Where do you anticipate needing help?
You cannot make these changes alone. Where will you get the support
you will need to continue living a life of freedom?
Provide your personal feedback on reading & reflecting on the book as a final project, and share with your Instructor how you believe you will use what you learned in the book after the class.
Author: Dr. Henry and Dr. John Townsend
Book: Boundaries in Marriage, understanding the choices that make or break loving relationships.
ISBN: 978-0-310-24314-4

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Marriage and Family
Certain levels of the boundary define every aspect of life. If well implemented, boundaries can promote cohesion while promoting independence, as depicted in this task.
The selected book and what I hope to learn from it
The book I selected is “Boundaries in Marriage, understanding the choices that make or break loving relationships” by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. Although Marriage is expected to be a solemn union with partners working with a common purpose,..