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In this fast paced technology driven society, how are families supposed to stay close when outside influences seem designed to pull them apart?

Televisions in every room, ipods and mp3 headphones plugging our children in and tuning us out, MySpace inviting our children to unfamiliar places, video games replacing family games - all of these have the negative effect of creating unnecessary space within families instead of binding families together. The ties that bind families together are becoming lost and forgotten as our lives get busier and busier and we take advantage of available technology to support our faster paced more hectic lifestyle.

The more we rely on technology, the less personal we become. Gone are the special times captured in the car while performing simple errands. Missing are the long road trips families used to take that while aggravating, inevitably brought them closer. Instead, radios blare, cell phones remain glued to ears and conversational opportunities are lost as we watch DVD’s and sink further into our own worlds, separated by the ever increasing technological divide.

This section is devoted to helping us remember to practice the almost forgotten but still familiar routines that will bring our families closer and keep them that way. It focuses on activities and ideas that strengthen family ties, ensuring that single parent families are able to take advantage of quality time when quantity of time is not readily available.

If you are interested in ways you can bring your family closer, stay tuned. This section is for you!