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Armenian families face great number of challenges – priest
13:31 • 15.05.13
Today marks the International Family Day. Speaking to reports today on
that occasion, Rev. Yesayi Artenyan, referring to Armenian families,
said that today they are facing a great number of challenges.
He said today many people marry for acquiring ‘status’. “People do not
realize why they marry and how they must create healthy relationship
in the family,” he said.
“For solving this issue somehow, we have a person who speaks with
newly-weds, gives advices. The issues the young families face today
vary – starting from social ending with psychological ones,” the
priest said.
Rev. Artenyan noted that many couples apply to the church for settling
their problems. “We are trying to unite families and not the
opposite,” he stressed.
Psychologist Anna Badalyan said family is a complicated organic
structure and added that psychological services to families have
expanded.
She said men have started visiting psychologists often to get
consultation on how to preserve their families.
Speaking about Armenian families, she said their peculiarity is
devotion. “Devotion toward one another… but it is necessary to
remember that extreme devotion is like psychological violence,” she
explained.
Anna Badalyan stressed three phases of family crises. The first one
according to her is when the couple just marries and has to adapt to
each other, the second one comes after the birth of the first child
and the third one in the age of 30-40.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian
13:31 • 15.05.13
Today marks the International Family Day. Speaking to reports today on
that occasion, Rev. Yesayi Artenyan, referring to Armenian families,
said that today they are facing a great number of challenges.
He said today many people marry for acquiring ‘status’. “People do not
realize why they marry and how they must create healthy relationship
in the family,” he said.
“For solving this issue somehow, we have a person who speaks with
newly-weds, gives advices. The issues the young families face today
vary – starting from social ending with psychological ones,” the
priest said.
Rev. Artenyan noted that many couples apply to the church for settling
their problems. “We are trying to unite families and not the
opposite,” he stressed.
Psychologist Anna Badalyan said family is a complicated organic
structure and added that psychological services to families have
expanded.
She said men have started visiting psychologists often to get
consultation on how to preserve their families.
Speaking about Armenian families, she said their peculiarity is
devotion. “Devotion toward one another… but it is necessary to
remember that extreme devotion is like psychological violence,” she
explained.
Anna Badalyan stressed three phases of family crises. The first one
according to her is when the couple just marries and has to adapt to
each other, the second one comes after the birth of the first child
and the third one in the age of 30-40.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian