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What is Family?
Why are Families Important?
The Family Structure
Positive Family Traits
Positive Family Traits 2
100

Family is known as the basic unit of _________?

Society

100

Lifelong behaviors develop within the ___________.

Family

100

How many families are exactly alike?

None - each family is different!

100

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

100

Name one roadblock to good communication.

Criticizing, judging, labeling

200

What is the single most important influence on a child's life?

Family

200

What helps get families through tough times?

Pulling together

200

A couple and their dependent children are called what type of family?

Nuclear family

200

Part of growing up is learning to accept yourself and __________.

Others

200

Define the term "interdependence".

As you depend on your family members, they will also depend on you.

300

Who is a child's first teachers?

Their parents and family

300
Families teach you how to feel and express __________.

Emotions

300

A family including all relatives who live nearby or in one household is called what?

Extended family

300

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. 

300

Clear communication involves both _________ and _________.

Listening and talking

400

Strong families are the foundation of strong ___________.

Communities
400

Families feed, clothe and provide __________.

Shelter

400

A person who lives with a child and does not have a spouse is called what kind of family?

Single-parent

400
Name one way that you can earn someone's trust.

You can earn trust by keeping your word and by being truthful, reliable, unselfish, and caring.

400

Name one way that YOU can add to the strength, happiness, and well-being of your family.

  • Do you live by the Scout Law?
  • Are you dependable and honest?
  • Are you prepared to help your family in an emergency?
  • Do you have a positive attitude?
  • Are you willing to help around the house?
  • Do you offer help without being asked?
500

What happens to problems not solved in the home?

They spill out into society.

500

Name one type of development that families are the foundation of.

Physical, emotional, social, intellectual or moral

500

The family type that consists of a couple and their children from this and all previous relationships is called what?

Blended family

500

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.

500

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!