Historical Perspective - Family Context

Question 1

What is the family context?

Answer 1

• First, richest and long-term context for development
• Very important
• Set the stage for future relationship and development

Question 2

Why is family important for the child?

Answer 2

• Need for protection over longer time
• Support
  Coaching, guidance, training and learning over time to become an adult

Question 3

Is parenting important for a childs development?

Answer 3

• Yes
• Absence can lead the child to crave and search for a similar context

Question 4

What functions does family context have?

Answer 4

• Survival
• Reproduciton *
• Economic Services
• Social Order
• Socialization *
• Emotional support*

what family does in modern day*
- Due to complex societies, family cant care for the child in all funcitons