vocab 1
help someone, something to grow and develop
nurture
a family unit that includes grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, and uncles, etc. in addition to parents and children
extended family
very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention
striking
behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a kind, loving way
maternal
agreeing to a demand
accommodating
closely related to you, for example as a parent, child, husband, or wife
immediate family
brother or sister
sibling
a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the same thing
rivalry
your nature or character
temperament
he way in which you are treated and educated when young, especially by your parents, especially in relation to the effect that this has on how you behave and make moral decisions
upbringing
handed down through a family
inherited
giving a lot of pleasure
rewarding
to accept or start to use something new
adopt
the stage between childhood and adulthood
adolescence
in connection with something
in relation to something
respond to somebody
relate
similar
alike
the emotional connection between people or places
ties
communication
interaction
caring and supportive
close-knit