What is Family?
Family is known as the basic unit of _________?
Society
Lifelong behaviors develop within the ___________.
Family
How many families are exactly alike?
None - each family is different!
Name one way that you can show love in your family without physical gestures.
Spending time with your family, doing favors for family members, listening to what they have to say, being patient, and doing things without being asked
Name one roadblock to good communication.
Criticizing, judging, labeling
What is the single most important influence on a child's life?
Family
What helps get families through tough times?
Pulling together
A couple and their dependent children are called what type of family?
Nuclear family
Part of growing up is learning to accept yourself and __________.
Others
Define the term "interdependence".
As you depend on your family members, they will also depend on you.
Who is a child's first teachers?
Their parents and family
Emotions
A family including all relatives who live nearby or in one household is called what?
Extended family
Name one thing that makes a person unique besides their appearance?
Each person has talents, gifts, or strengths that make them unique. Each person has strengths and limitations.
Clear communication involves both _________ and _________.
Listening and talking
Strong families are the foundation of strong ___________.
Families feed, clothe and provide __________.
Shelter
A person who lives with a child and does not have a spouse is called what kind of family?
Single-parent
You can earn trust by keeping your word and by being truthful, reliable, unselfish, and caring.
Name one way that YOU can add to the strength, happiness, and well-being of your family.
What happens to problems not solved in the home?
They spill out into society.
Name one type of development that families are the foundation of.
Physical, emotional, social, intellectual or moral
The family type that consists of a couple and their children from this and all previous relationships is called what?
Blended family
Name one thing that listening teaches us.
When people listen, they learn to respect the opinions of others, to cooperate to meet everyone’s needs, and to be responsive to others.
How do you learn to respect the opinions of others, to cooperate to meet everyone’s needs, and to be responsive to others.
By listening!