Family
- Created by: reneesimba
- Created on: 01-04-18 16:55
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- Child Development:Family
- Types of family
- Nuclear family:consists of parents and dependent children living together. Traditional and most common type of family
- The reconstituted family: children from different families living together with new married parents
- Life can be improved with both parents working
- Fathers playing more active role in families as they believe in joint sharing and caring. Women can also earn more
- The extended family: nuclear family extended with grandparents and other relations, social changes mad it a less common family unit in the UK
- Different caring styles will benefit children
- The Lone Parent family: increasing number of lone parent families approx 25% of families. Might be separated,divorced, unmarried or widowed
- Changes in divorce laws make it easier to obtain one, more divorces change family structures.
- Changes in lifestyles of genders affect age at which people choose to have children
- Availability of contraception make families smaller
- Children outside marriage more acceptable
- Same Sex family
- Adoptive family
- Fostered
- Nuclear family:consists of parents and dependent children living together. Traditional and most common type of family
- Functions of family
- Provide basic needs such as shelter, food, warmth and clothing.
- Protection and support
- Love and security
- Opportunities for learning and development
- Factors to consider when choosing to start a family.
- Impact on lifestyle
- Relationship of Parents
- Parental age
- Working implications
- Finances
- Types of family
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