Family is the fundamental group of people that transforms each individual into a social being and trains each person to become a being that adapts to the various changes that can arise in his life. It helps develop a person's skills and attitude in dealing with others. Without family, growing and developing is a difficult and almost impossible task to accomplish. In Joan Patterson's article, known as Understanding Family Resilience, he highlighted various information and explanations on how a family responds and should choose to act in times of adversity, also known as family resilience. It is defined by McCubin, H and McCubin, M. as “characteristics, dimensions and properties that help families resist disruption in the face of change and adapt in the face of crisis situations”. Since change occurs daily and is completely inevitable, a family's ability to adapt flexibly is necessary. Events that can trigger changes are various internal and external crises and challenges or forces. Such events that occur and are experienced by the family can cause most families to become hopeless and disoriented. In Patterson's work, a clear explanation and the citation of various examples prove that such unfortunate events which could lead to the disorganization of a family can be avoided and used as an opportunity to further strengthen the relationships founded in the family . “Family stress theory emphasizes the active processes in which families engage to balance family demands and family capacities, as these interact with family meanings to arrive at a level of adjustment or family adaptation” (Patterson, 1988, 1989, 1993). For a family to be resilient, it......middle of paper......to overcome the stress experienced by the entire family. She continually remains strong and supports each member of the family through the changes that may occur in order to respond to internal and external forces. In short, developing a resilient family does not only depend on family members, everyone has an important role to play for a family to cope with the internal and external stress they face. The article is really helpful in most of the situations that Filipino families are going through now. This would not only guide them but also enable these families to become stronger and have greater hopes and goals in life. Metaphorically, Understanding Family Resilience is a guide that families must follow in order to have a stronger relationship, not only with their family members but also with those in their environment...