The nature of families -RS

RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS ABOUT THE NATURE OF FAMILIES 

FAMILIES 

• ⁃ A family is a group of people who are related by blood marriage or adoption
• ⁃ The family is still considered the best environment for bringing up children and keeping societies stable
• ⁃ A nuclear family is a couple and their children regarded as a basic social unit (mother father and children)
• ⁃ 25% of children now live in single-parent families
• ⁃ There are more step families : a family that is formed on the remarriage of a divorced or widowed person and that includes a child or children
• ⁃ Same sex couples may have children from previous relationships, IVF ,legally adopt children or use surrogates
• ⁃ Non-western cultures an extended family (A family that extends beyond just parents and their children by including grandparents and other relatives as well) unit is uncommon
• ⁃ More people in Britain are living extended family lives ,some young parents cannot afford full-time childcare and rely on other relatives .

THE ROLE OF PARENTS 

• ⁃ Good parents love careful and raise their children to know right from wrong
• ⁃ Religious parents are generally expected to…