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1. DISCUSS HOWTO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION IN THE FAMILY
SETTING
• OUTLINE
OVERVIEW OF FAMILY
TYPES AND COMPOSITIONS OF
FAMILY
WHAT THEN IS COMMUNICATION
FORMS OF COMMUNICATION
WAYS TO IMPROVE
COMMUNICATION

2. OVERVIEW OF FAMILY?
• A family is a group of two or more people that are related by blood, marriage,
adoption, step or fostering and who usually live together in the same household
• OR a family is a group of people who are related to each other such as the
parents and their children
• The family is the fundamental social group in the society

3. IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY
The family is the most important social unit of every society
The family sets standards of what society will look like and how we
all interact with each other
Is a place of training
Socialization begins from the family

4. TYPES OF FAMILIES
Nuclear – father, mother and child/children
Extended- grandparents, parents, uncles, aunties, cousins etc
Single parent – one parent and the child/children

5. WHAT THEN IS COMMUNICATION
• Communication is the sending and receiving of information and can be one-on-
one or between groups of people and can be face-to-face or through
communication devices.
• Communication requires a sender, the person who initiates communication and
the receiver who receives the message

6. WHAT THEN IS FAMILY COMMUNICATION?
• Family communication refers to the way verbal and non verbal information is
exchange between family members.
• Communication within the family is extremely important because it enables
members to express their needs, wants, and concerns to each other
• Open and honest communication creates an atmosphere that allow family
members to express their differences as well love and admiration for one another.

7. COMMUNICATION CHAIN AND FORMS
Communication chain is the connection(s) between a talker and a
listener via an auditory, a visual and/or an electric channel .
Forms/types of communication
• Verbal Communication.
• Non-Verbal Communication.
• Written Communication.
• Visual Communication.
• Feedback Communication.
• Mass Communication.
• Group Communication.

8. THE FAMILY COMMUNICATION PROCESS
Who says what
to whom?
When?
Where?
How?

9. FACTORS THAT AFFECTS COMMUNICATION IN THE FAMILY
 Status / Role.
Cultural differences .
Choice of communication channel .
Length of communication .
Use of language .
Individual Perceptions / Attitudes / Personalities .
Known or Unknown Receiver .

10. HOW TO BUILD EFFECTIVE FAMILY
COMMUNICATION
• Communicate frequently- find time to communicate
• Communicate clearly and directly
• Be an active listener
• Pay attention to non verbal clues
• Be positive –
Marital and family researchers have discovered that unhappy family relationship
are often the results of negative communication pattern, eg, criticism, contempt,
defensiveness etc