TYPES OF FAMILIES
This type of family consists of parents and their children living together.
What is a nuclear family
The stage that begins with marriage and ends with the birth of the first child.
Correct Response: What is the beginning stage
Ideas and beliefs that guide a person’s behaviour.
What are values?
This process involves setting goals and making plans.
What is planning?
The safest action when a child’s clothing catches fire.
What is wrapping the child and rolling them on the floor?
A family that includes grandparents living in the same household.
What is an extended family?
The stage where child-bearing and child-rearing occur.
What is the expanding stage?
The first step in the decision-making process.
What is identifying the problem
Dividing people into work groups is part of this process.
What is organizing
Foods least suitable for elderly persons.
Correct Response: What are high-calorie foods
A family formed when one parent has children from a previous relationship.
What is a blended family?
The stage marked by children leaving home and retirement.
What is the contracting stage
A desired end toward which effort is directed.
What is a goal?
Assessing performance to see what went wrong or right.
What is evaluating?
A balanced breakfast suitable for an elderly person on a normal diet.
What is fruit juice, scrambled egg, milk and toast?
A family headed by only one parent.
What is a single-parent family?
Goal setting and personal adjustment are major challenges at this stage.
What is the beginning stage of the family life cycle?
Choosing, prizing and acting are processes involved in forming this.
What is a value?
Checking progress and making adjustments are part of this process.
What is controlling?
Meals for toddlers should NOT contain these items.
What are seeds and bones?
This Caribbean family type may be headed by either a male or a female.
Correct Response: What is a matriarchal or patriarchal family?
Loneliness and health concerns are common at this stage.
What is the contracting stage?
This step involves comparing alternatives before choosing one.
What is considering alternatives?
Using resources to achieve goals describes this concept.
What is management?
Purification of water involves this process.
What is the removal of harmful substances