Contents -- 1 Family Imbalance From Nuclear to Permeable -- 2 Family Ties From Modern to Postmodern -- 3 Family Feelings From Child-Centered to Parent-Centered -- 4 Family Values From Togetherness to Autonomy -- 5 Parents From Intuition to Technique -- 6 Children From Innocence to Competence -- 7 Adolescents From Immaturity to Sophistication -- 8 Diagnosing Disorder From Sex to Stress -- 9 Stress among Youth The New Morbidity -- 10 A New Balance The Vital Family -- Notes -- Index.