When it comes to a family with a child that has a mental illness it is important for families to not just focus on the child with mental illness so parents need to find a balance. From the book Families & Change: Coping with Stressful Events and Transitions by Christine A. Price, Kevin R. Bush, and Sharon J. Price, they talk about a healthy families adaptive process. They say the process includes “(a) reorganizing and accessing resources as a family, (b) engaging in active coping (efforts to change the source of stress) and accommodating coping (efforts to adapt including reappraisal and positive thinking), (c) collaborating with medical professionals, (d) maintaining a positive outlook on life and hope for the future, and (e) providing emotional protection to the ill child.”