Family Relationships

1. Family Relationships Ch. 7 pg. 165

2. Family Unit What is a family? • Relationships have a strong influence on your total health • Healthy families provide support • Help children and teens develop values and skills to become successful members of society • Healthy families are the foundation of a healthy society.

3. Types of Families • Nuclear – two parents and one or more children living in the same place • Single-parent • Blended – married couple with children from previous marriages or situations • Extended – includes additional relatives • Adoptive • Foster – temporary placement of children in the homes of adults who are not related to them

4. Roles within Family What are the responsibilities of parents in a family? What are the responsibilities of children? What are the responsibilities of teenagers/young adults? What are the responsibilities of extended family members?

5. Family and Your Health Families meet most of your basic needs Helps strengthen all three aspects of your health triangle

6. Physical • Provide most of Maslow’s physiological needs • Medical Care • Limiting Behavior • Health Skills

7. Mental/Emotional • Love and Support • Provide a safe environment to express and deal with emotions • Share problems in confidence • Self-esteem • Provide affirmation

8. Social • Help infants, toddlers, and young children to communicate and get along with others • Cooperation and conflict resolution • Culture • Ethical Values • Responsibility • Honesty • Respect

9. Characteristics of a Strong Family • Good Communication • Caring and Support • Respect • Commitment • Trust

10. Changes in Structure • Birth and Adoption • Separation and Divorce • Remarriage • Death

11. Changes in Circumstances • Moving • Finances • Illness and disability • Alcohol or other drug abuse

12. Coping with Changes • Open communication • Take on more responsibilities to help other members • Self-help • Professional Counseling