BASIC SHAPES PRESENTATION

FAMILY STRUCTURES

GROUP 9

OBJECTIVES:

Appraise your family structure

Make genogram and trace certain physical,personality or behavioral attributes through generations

Realize that the type of care you give and recieve may help you understand yourself better.

Make a plan or prepare one on how to make your family members firmer and gentler with each other

Know the different types of family structures.

FAMILY

STRUCTURES

WHAT IS FAMILY STRUCTURE?

The traditional family structure is considered a family support system involving two married individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring.

The Many Kinds of Family Structures in Our Communities

Children are raised in a variety of family structures, and at certain points in their lives, those structures may alter. For young children, their family is what is considered "normal." Children learn that there are many different types of families and that the significant adults in those programs may or may not consider the child's family to be "normal" or acceptable when they enroll in group programs outside of their homes. Early childhood educators must consider each child's unique needs as one of their top priorities.Each child should be treated with respect and encouraged to feel strong and proud of their family.

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Genogram-The word genogram refers to a diagram illustrating a person's family members, how they are related, and their medical history.

Question:

How does your family affect you as a developing individual?

DIFFERENT KINDS OF FAMILY STRUCTURES

Nuclear family

A family consisting of a married man & woman and their biological children.It is considered the "traditional" family.

Extended family

A family where Grandparents or Aunts and Uncles play major roles in the children’s upbringing. This may or may not include those relatives living with the children. These family members may be in addition to the child’s parents or instead of the child’s parents.

Step families

Two families brought together due to divorce,separation, and remarriage.

Single parent family

This can be either a father or a mother who is singly responsible for the raising of a child. The child can be by birth or adoption. They may be a single parent by choice or by life circumstances. The other parent may have been part of the family at one time or not at all.

Adoptive family

A family where one or more of the children has been adopted. Any structure of family may also be an adoptive family.

Bi-racial family

Bi-racial or multi-racial family: A family where the parents are members of different racial identity groups.

Trans-racial family

A family where the adopted child is of a different racial identity group than the parents.

Blended family

A family that consists of members from two (or more) previous families.

Conditionally Seperated family

A family member is separated from the rest of the family. This may be due to employment far away; military service; incarceration; hospitalization. They remain significant members of the family.

Foster family

A family where one or more of the children is legally a temporary member of the household. This “temporary” period may be as short as a few days or as long as the child’s entire childhood. Kinship care families are foster families where there is a legal arrangement for the child to be cared for by relatives of one of the parents.

Gay or Lesbian family

A family where one or both of the parents’ sexual orientation is gay or lesbian. This may be a two-parent family, an adoptive family, a single parent family or an extended family.

Immigrant family

A family where the parents have immigrated to another country as adults. Their children may or may not be immigrants. Some family members may continue to live in the country of origin, but still be significant figures in the life of the child.

Migrant family

A family that moves regularly to places where they have employment. The most common form of migrant family is farm workers who move with the crop seasons. Children may have a relatively stable community of people who move at the same time - or the family may know no one in each new setting. Military families may also lead a migrant life, with frequent relocation, often on short notice.

"Call it a clan,call it a network,call it a tribe,call it a family.Whatever you call it,whoever you are,you need one." -Jane Howard

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