PDE Q4 Lesson 10.1: Family Relationship

Family

The _______ is our source of love and strength.

Our support comes from our ______.

When the _________ is intact or emotionally supportive, we have a good chance of realizing our fullest potentials.

Family Structure

Your _____________ tells a lot about how each member functions inside your house and how you relate with one another.

Nuclear Family

Single-parent Family

Extended or multigenerational Family

Blended or reconstituted Family

Types of Family Structure

Nuclear Family

composed of married parents and their biological or adopted children living in the same residence and sharing values, traditions, beliefs, duties, and responsibilities.

Single-parent Family

There are times that one of the parents died early or there is only one parent who took the responsibility to raise the children.

Extended or multigenerational Family

composed of the two married parents, biological or adopted children, and other members of the family like the grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles.

Blended or reconstituted Family

•composed of stepfamily members.

•It is a great challenge for both stepchildren and step-parent to adjust to each other.

Parenting Styles

___________________ is not an easy task because of the critical developmental task of the formation of identity. Your parents need to build a good relationship with you by spending time together, keeping promises, using humor, and appreciation of your efforts and strengths to ensure your success and self - image.

Authoritarian/Autocratic

Authoritative

Permissive

Uninvolved or negligent

Parenting Styles

Authoritarian/Autocratic

•This is characterized by enforcing rules and disciplinary measures.

•Children need to obey whatever their parents want them to do.

•Children raised in this style often feel rejected because they are not able to raise their sentiments and ideas.

Authoritative

•More flexible style of raising children where freedom is given yet imposed restrictions with a satisfying reason

•Parents in this style are more responsive to the emotional needs of their children which results in social, intellectual, and academic excellence.

Permissive

•Parents are responsive to the emotional needs of the child but are reluctant to impose rules for they find it difficult to make decisions and exercise power.

•Adolescents who are raised in this type of parenting disregard parental wishes, become impulsive, rebellious, low in self-reliance, and self - control and are often found to be domineering

Uninvolved or negligent

•Parents who use this style provide little structure, support, and guidance to their children because they are focused on meeting their own needs and wants.

•Children who are raised in this kind of parenting style are at risk for discipline problems and unhealthy relationships in adulthood due to role confusion.

1.Communicate

2.Learn to appreciate

3.Share activities

4.Be committed

5.Show support to each other

6.Accept each member as he/she is

Ways to Improve Family Relationships

Family Legacies

These are the beliefs, values, and traditions that were passed on from generation to generation.

There are different types of __________ that are important for you to emulate and to teach to your children someday.

Emotional legacy

Social legacy

Spiritual legacy

Family Legacies

Emotional legacy

•The examples of this legacy are acceptance, unconditional love expressed in active listening, being open to one's thoughts and feelings, and forgiveness.

Social legacy

•The examples of this legacy are respecting self and others, responsibility and accountability, and setting social boundaries.

Spiritual legacy

•Some of the examples of this legacy are acknowledging Jesus as your Lord and Savior, forgiving other people, the importance of knowing and following God, and spiritual activities such as reading the bible, attending mass, and praying.