Definitions of Authority
What is the dictionary definition of authority?
The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience
Name two of the three basic physical needs parents are responsible for providing.
Food, housing, or healthcare
What is considered the "foundation" of healthy family relationships?
Trust
Who is responsible for creating the rules in a family?
The authority figure, usually the parents
What specific type of authority supports growth, well-being, and confidence?
Flexible authority
Why is the parent-child relationship described as "asymmetrical"?
Because the parent holds more authority and responsibility in shaping development.Their child is under their responsibility
Until what point in time must parents make decisions in the child's best interest?
Until adulthood
How can parents demonstrate honesty to lead by example?
By telling the truth, admitting mistakes, and explaining reasons for rules
Besides protecting members, why are family rules created?
To ensure stability within the family community
What are two negative effects of "excessive or rigid" control on a child?
It limits autonomy, stifles creativity, or reduces self-confidence
What "inherent" advantage does a family have over an ordinary team?
An inherent bond that is strengthened through relationship
Ethical authority must provide protection in which three specific areas?
Physical, emotional, and moral protection
What is the term for withholding the truth to safeguard a child’s innocence?
Benevolent concealment
According to the sources, ethical authority should never impose control without what?
Dialogue
What are the two methods of "psychological control" that cause emotional harm?
Pressure and manipulation
Why do family leaders often feel "threatened" as children grow up?
Because they grew accustomed to controlling them during their period of dependency
Name two challenges that can weaken family trust and attachment.
Stress, financial pressure, lack of time, or inconsistent discipline
When do family secrets become "pathogenic"?
When they generate long-term anxiety
For rules to build trust and respect, they must be applied without which two things?
Without bias or prejudice
Balanced authority helps children develop what two internal skills?
Self-discipline and confidence (or emotional regulation)
What are the three dimensions of the parent-child relationship?
Emotional, psychological, and social
Beyond physical needs, parents must ensure access to which two things to guide the child?
Education and guidance
What must family members weigh to decide if the truth is a tool for healing or destruction?
The balance between harm and protection
What three factors often influence the creation of family rules?
Family values, heritage, and society.
Adequate supervision during which life stage is linked to better outcomes in adulthood?
Adolescence