Commitment. Cooperation. Conflict Resolution. Communication. Appreciation. Goal-setting. Values Clarification. Financial Planning. Forgiveness. Patience. Turning Complaints Into Requests. Reflective Listening.
These invaluable skills and relationship tools go with healthy relationships like the sunshine with the sun. All relationships, between parent and child, between friend and friend, between husband and wife and others, require these skills for [...]
How do you know it’s love? As parents of a combined total of 19 children (varying in age from 9 to 47) — and even more grandchildren, we, the co-directors of Dasi–Ziyad Family Institute are bound to get questions from all categories from our children. The older ones and the younger ones approach us for [...]
Family is the springboard from which we all jump into life. It is a powerful social institution that is fundamental to the well-being of children and adults. Like other institutions, the family is deeply entwined with many necessary social traditions. The first school, the first educational system in which a child will ever participate, is [...]
Chemistry, Character and Commitment.
Not too long ago, we were talking about family matters, a friend, my husband (Tariq), and I. Our friend is divorced and has raised some intelligent, thoughtful, children. Her parenting and relationship experiences, fine-tuned and paid for (most recently) with the intentional sacrifice of another intimate relationship, are helpful to many others [...]
(Dear Friends,
Kindly excuse the lateness of this month’s newsletter. Krsnanandini, Co-Director and newsletter editor was on a pilgrimage for a few weeks, to many of the holy sites in Vrndavana, India (3 hours by taxi from Delhi airport). Later, she will endeavor to share some of the amazing experiences from her trip where she was [...]
Another month has just flown right on by us. It’s been full of crises in many arenas: weather, politics, economics, health and more. Still, we are learning and utilizing skills that enable us to have healthier relationships that help us work through the crises. This month’s newsletter includes an exercise to practice a relationship skill [...]
This month, we invite you to consider ways to enhance your relationships by using the 7 universal principles highlighted in the yearly Kwanzaa celebration. Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday celebrated for 7 days after Christmas. Each day, participants engage in activities that honor a healthy principle in order to promote individual, family and community growth. [...]
A colorful, almost full-page article about Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute’s coordination of the first ever Black Marriage Day in Cleveland, OH, appeared on the front page of the Metro section of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. For more information on Black Marriage Day in Cleveland and around the country, go to Black Marriage Day.
On Friday, April 18, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Tariq Ziyad and Krsnanandini Dasi, Co-Directors of the Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute participated in a Panel discussion at Cleveland State University discussing the implications of a newly released report, The Costs to Taxpayers of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing. Sharing insight, experience and [...]
The Co-Directors of Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute, Krsnanandini and Tariq, a husband and wife team of Certified Family Educators, Certified Prepare Enrich Administrators, Prep administrators, Certified Better Together Instructors and more. They have been providing Healthy Relationship skills and/or marriage education to couples, youth and families for over 10 years. They are married and [...]
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