2. The Family
Usually share a name and home
Vary from culture to culture
Within our culture there are many types of family
Nuclear: parents and their children
One-parent: A parent and child/children
Blended: partners with children from their own
relationship and previous relationships
Extended: Parents, children and other relations e.g.
grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, in close contact.
4. Functions of the family
To provide the physical needs of the family members:
food, clothing, shelter, protection.
To provide for the emotional needs of the family
members: love, security, comfort, understanding.
To help the social development of the family
members: personal relationships, life skills.
Parenthood is a huge responsibility.
5. Rights and Responsibility
A right is something to which a person is entitled
A responsibility is something for which a person is
answerable.
6. Rights of children and adults
Adult have the right:
To work
To vote
To consumer rights
To sign legal documents
To marry
Children have the right:
To love & understanding
To grow up in the care of
their family if possible.
To education
To be protected from
cruelty or neglect
7. Responsibilities
Responsibilities of
adolescents.
To be co-operative and
dependable in the home.
To participate in school.
To act in an acceptable
way in society.
Be a good role model for
younger children
Responsibilities of the child.
To show respect for
others
To obey parents and
people in authority.
To learn how to behave in
society
