2.3 Types of family

Nuclear

They consist of two parents and one or more children all living in the same house.

Extended

A number of adults and children living in the same house.

Reconstituted

Mixture of step-parents and step-children.

Single parent

Where one parent raises one or more children alone.

Childless

A married or cohabitating couple who are either unable to have children or decide not to have children.