MODULE 9

• Family

  Basic unit of the society where the child learns family values, traditions, and beliefs. A group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit. A group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together
• Importance of Family


  • Provides emotional support and a safety net for emotional well-being
  • Offers unconditional love that is often lifelong and uncompromising
  • Provides financial stability
  • Family's involvement can positively impact academic performance
• Family Structures


  • Nuclear
  • Extended
  • Single-Parent
  • Blended
• Nuclear Family


  Traditional type of family with two parents and their children living together
• Single-Parent Family


  Either the mother or father alone takes the responsibility of caring for the child/children. Reasons: split/divorced, teenage pregnancy, widowed, abandoned
• Blended Family


  One or both partners have children from a previous marriage or relationship. Happens due to separation, annulment/divorce, death of one spouse + remarriage
• Extended Family


  Two parents and their children are joined by relatives who live with them (e.g. grandparents, cousins/uncles). Generally share common goals at home
• Parenting Styles


  • Authoritarian
  • Permissive
  • Authoritative
  • Neglectful
• Authoritarian Parenting


  Rigid and/or demanding parenting style. Parents are very stringent, expect their children to follow them without questions, do not tolerate misbehaviors. Children are more likely to become rebellious and/or independent, unsociable, unfriendly
• Permissive Parenting


  Opposite of authoritarianism. Parents are very giving to the point of spoiling their children; tend to be warm and loving; few expectations and limitations. Children are moody, immature, dependent, and have low self-esteem
• Authoritative Parenting


  Balanced parenting. Parents are authority figures who set few expectations, set reasonable limitations, yet give room for independence; provide emotional support; respect their point of view. Children are competent, cooperative, likeable, and autonomous
• Neglectful Parenting


  Parents are not involved in child-rearing; they may provide for children's needs but are emotionally detached, unsupportive, inconsistent, unpredictable. Children feel unloved and are at risk of developing mental health issues (e.g. depression, anxiety)
• Emotional Legacy


  Children need an enduring sense of security and stability nurtured in an environment of safety and love
• Social Legacy


  Children need to learn the fine art of relating to people.
• Spiritual legacy

  Parents need to take initiative and present our faith to our children