Basic Needs in Relationships... - Effect of a Broken Marriage on Children - Discussion Forum

* The need for good will from the others. * The need for emotional support. * The need to be heard by the other and to be responded to with respect and acceptance. * The need to have your own view, even if others have a different view. * The need to have your feelings and experience acknowledged as real. * The need to receive a sincere apology for any jokes or actions you find offensive. * The need for clear, honest and informative answers to questions about what affects you. * The need to for freedom from accusation, interrogation and blame. * The need to live free from criticism and judgment. * The need to have your work and your interests respected. * The need for encouragement. * The need for freedom from emotional and physical threat. * The need for freedom from from angry outburst and rage. * The need for freedom from labels which devalue you. * The need to be respectfully asked rather than ordered. * The need to have your final decisions accepted. * The need for privacy at times.