Family Structure
What is a Cohabitating Family?
Unmarried couple living together with/without children.
What is a parenting style?
The level of strictness or lack of structure you have in your parenting.
What age is a Toddler?
1-3 Years
What is a Nuclear Family?
Two parents + biologicial children living together
What is authoritarian parenting?
a style characterized by high demands and low responsiveness. It emphasizes strict rules, obedience, and punishment
What age is Early Childhood?
3-6 years
What role is providing safety, health, supervision?
Provider
What is a Foster/Adoptive Family?
Adults raising children not biologically theirs.
What is permissive parenting?
high responsiveness (warmth, affection) and low demandingness (few rules, little discipline). Parents using this style are often very indulgent and lenient, prioritizing their child's happiness and avoiding conflict.
What age is Infancy?
0-1 years
What role is providing clothing, food, shelter, finacial needs?
Provider
What is an extended family?
parents, children, and other relatives living together.
What is Authoriative parenting?
a style characterized by setting clear expectations and boundaries while also being responsive to a child's needs and feelings. It's a balanced approach that combines high expectations with high levels of warmth, support, and communication
What age is Middle Childhood?
6-12 years old
What role is providing love, affection, encouragment
Nurturer?
What is a blended family?
Two families joined through marriage. (step parents/ step siblings)
What is Uninvolved Parenting?
characterized by a lack of responsiveness to a child's needs and a general absence of involvement in their lives. These parents are often emotionally distant, provide little guidance or support, and may fail to set clear expectations or boundaries.
What age is adolescence?
12-18 years
What role is providing education, problem-solving, values?
teacher/guide