Chapter 11: Family Structures and Legalicies Flashcards
Different Family Structure and Family Care
Nuclear Family
Single Parent Family
Extended Family
Step Family
Grandparent Family
Has always been identified as the ideal family.
Nuclear Family
This type consists of two parents or children.
Nuclear Family
Comprises of a solo parent raising the children.
Single Parent Family
This is an ideal setting where the children are raised with a more stable home environment as parents assure their balanced psychological well-being and emotional stability.
Nuclear Family
The parent can either be a father or a mother who provides financial, emotional and other basic support to the children.
Single Parent Family
Parenting in itself for this type of structure is highly challenging as this may mean nobody shares the responsibility and accountability of taking care of the children.
Single Parent Family
Is a structure comprised of two parents, children, aunts, uncle, grand parents or non-relatives together under one roof.
Extended Family
Refers to two families being merged together due to marriage of a parent of one family to another.
Step Family
The new family is comprised of the husband, wife and children from previous marriage or relationship.
Step Family
Is a type of family structure where grandparents take on the role of parenting and nurturing the children.
Grandparent Family
There can be varied reasons why this happens such as death of the children’s parents, abandonment, or the parents being unfit to provide for their children.
Grandparent Family
Is a pictorial display of a person’s family relationships and medical history.
Genogram
A publication of New Mexico University states that the communication is the key to healthy family relationships.
Family Times
It goes beyond a traditional family tree by allowing the user to visualize hereditary patterns and psychological factors that punctuate relationships
Genogram
The genogram was first used and made popular in the clinical setting by ________________ and ________________.
Monica McGoldrick and Randy Gerson
In communication, you will be sharing your ideas, thoughts and feelings.
Family Times
The following are some of the things that parents of teenagers may need to do according to Family Times
- Be honest with them
- Talk with them.
- Listen to them without judgement.
- Respect them.
- Support them at home and in school activities
- Spend time with them.
- Make them understand body and emotional changes.
- Honestly discuss love, sex, and relationships.
- Be good role models about responsible relationships.
- Openly discuss peer pressure, drugs and alcohol.
