Few institutions evidence the marks of change as visibly as the family. Two words seem to capture the essence of family life today: change and diversity. Recent development in family services has been to reject modernist ideal of the family and the potential for oppression within the modernist stance. It is imperative to form a more positive and realistic view of the family. To address the acceptance of a new development in family, a paradigm shift in family services would be necessary. In a new service paradigm for a family, it is recommended more respectful and collaborative approaches, emphasizing on the reciprocal character of professional work. In addition, instead of primarily trying to change the family the main efforts occur in building a linguistic community in which the assumptions and understanding about reality are shared both by the family and the professionals. Also the focus of the family service is to promote open dialogue in which new understanding starts to emerge as a social, shared phenomenon, and new resources become available for the family.