Peterson, RickGreen, Stephen2014-06-022014-06-022009-05-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/48302Affective responsiveness is the ability of an individual to respond to another with appropriate feelings . Affective (emotional) responsiveness is very important because family members interact with one another on a regular basis and often need to support each other during difficult times.3 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.ParentingFamilies First-Keys to Successful Family Functioning. Affective ResponsivenessAffective ResponsivenessExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-094/350-094_pdf.pdfFamiliesRelationshipsEmotionsParent child relationships