Family structures vary all over the world; from the traditional nuclear family, to single-parent, adoptive, grandparent as a parent, and same sex families. Although other family structures can work, there is only one family structure that stands out as the healthiest. Families that have financial stability, good role models, consistency, respect, and spend quality time together are the best and healthiest kind of families. Those qualities explain the nuclear family, thus making it the most prestigious family structure. Families function the best when there is a biological mother and father present. Not only are they present, but when they love each other as well. When a family is complete with a mother and father, there are more pros than
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Expectations are set so people can meet them and also live up to them. All families of all different kinds need boundaries. Boundaries are the base of all healthy relationships. Family boundaries are based on values, thus varying amongst different families. However, the best family values should include expected behavior, prohibited behavior, family rules, and clear agreements. Some examples of family values and expected behavior would be: getting good grades, going to church on sundays, eating dinner as a family, and being honest. Family values come down to how a particular family wants to live their own life as a unity, it takes work, patience, and compromising to do so.
In a nuclear family it is easy to set boundaries and compromise with others when the child or children know that their parents of biological descent are looking out for their own good and not restricting the child(ren) too much. Teenagers who are raised by their grandparent or grandparents, may feel like they are restricted under too many rules due to the fact times have changed a significant amount since they were teenagers. Grandparents are also more strict than biological parents because they have raised teenagers before and made mistakes raising their own teenagers. They don’t want to make the same mistakes …show more content…
Coming to that consensus calls for communication and compromising. In a nuclear family the father and mother should come up with and set a basis of rules. The rules should be well known and clear to everyone living in the household. To make the rules clear, families need to hold a family meeting and tell what the rules are and why they need to be followed. Without an explanation of the rules, children will likely be overcome with curiosity and break the rule. Rules are the foundation of a family. They need to be followed, enforced, and respected.
Family is a very important aspect of everyone’s life. Family is the biggest influence on a person’s life. It is one thing that a person could never forget even if they wanted to. Children depend on their family to support and protect them. A family is any child’s very first relationship and that alone is very important. The way families can make the biggest impact, is when there are two biological parent there who love and support their children and each other
Expectations are set so people can meet them and also live up to them. All families of all different kinds need boundaries. Boundaries are the base of all healthy relationships. Family boundaries are based on values, thus varying amongst different families. However, the best family values should include expected behavior, prohibited behavior, family rules, and clear agreements. Some examples of family values and expected behavior would be: getting good grades, going to church on sundays, eating dinner as a family, and being honest. Family values come down to how a particular family wants to live their own life as a unity, it takes work, patience, and compromising to do so.
In a nuclear family it is easy to set boundaries and compromise with others when the child or children know that their parents of biological descent are looking out for their own good and not restricting the child(ren) too much. Teenagers who are raised by their grandparent or grandparents, may feel like they are restricted under too many rules due to the fact times have changed a significant amount since they were teenagers. Grandparents are also more strict than biological parents because they have raised teenagers before and made mistakes raising their own teenagers. They don’t want to make the same mistakes …show more content…
Coming to that consensus calls for communication and compromising. In a nuclear family the father and mother should come up with and set a basis of rules. The rules should be well known and clear to everyone living in the household. To make the rules clear, families need to hold a family meeting and tell what the rules are and why they need to be followed. Without an explanation of the rules, children will likely be overcome with curiosity and break the rule. Rules are the foundation of a family. They need to be followed, enforced, and respected.
Family is a very important aspect of everyone’s life. Family is the biggest influence on a person’s life. It is one thing that a person could never forget even if they wanted to. Children depend on their family to support and protect them. A family is any child’s very first relationship and that alone is very important. The way families can make the biggest impact, is when there are two biological parent there who love and support their children and each other