Family and Relationships Questions

Question 1

Parle-moi un peu de ta famille? Quelles relations as-tu avec tes parents et tes frères et soeurs?

Answer 1

• Live with both parents, have one sister, two brothers
• Get on really well with my brothers and sisters, but argue sometimes
• I feel a sense of responsibility being the oldest

Question 2

C’est quoi, une famille « traditionnelle » ?

Answer 2

• A traditional family for me is like my family, both parents together with children
• But more and more often

Question 3

Quelles sont les causes principales de conflits entre ados et parents?

Answer 3

• The conflicts over rules and the struggle (la lutte) of the teenager to have more freedom
• A generational difference
• The difficulty of the parents to accept their child is growing up
• The fight for independence
• Arguments about jobs in the house

Question 4

En quoi les relations familiales ont-elles changé au cours des cinquante dernières années?

Answer 4

• Before, it was expected that the woman stay home to look after the child - slowly, this prejudice is changing and more mothers work
• It is more common to have l’homme au foyer the days
• Certaines soutiennent que parents are more like friends these days
• Les familles monoparentales are more common than ever, and acceptable in society

Question 5

Etre un bon parent, c’est quoi pour toi?

Answer 5

• One must give moral and emotional support, - always be able to listen and communicate, - be able to give the child the skills to be independent and happy in the future,
• protect the child from harm,
• but most importantly be a loving role model

Question 6

Penses-tu qu’on soit défavorisé si on appartient à une famille monoparentale ?

Answer 6

• Not at all, we live in a society that is more tolerant and accepting (tolerant et acceptent) than ever of differing backgrounds

Question 7

Penses-tu que les jeunes d’aujourd’hui respectent moins leurs parents ?

Answer 7

• Not at all - it is true that the nature of the relationship has changed, but for most children they respect their parents
• There will always be exceptions
• One must understand that just because one does not obey one’s parents, it does not mean

Question 8

Quel genre de parent seras-tu, à ton avis ?

Answer 8

• i will be a parent patient, liberal and have good communication with my child

Question 9

Quelles sont les raisons principales de disputes entre frères et sœurs?

Answer 9

• clothes
• stress
• jealousy
• irritation

Question 10

Selon toi, quels sont les ingrédients pour obtenir une famille heureuse?

Answer 10

• communication
• love
• humour
• patience

Question 11

Y a-t-il des différences entre une famille française typique et une famille britannique typique ?

Answer 11

• I don’t know
• When I went to France, I stayed with quite a traditional family, maybe because they were Catholic, and many of the families in that Catholic region were traditional
• I think the role of mother is more celebrated than in England