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The Family Reporting

The document discusses various family structures, including nuclear, single-parent, stepfamilies, and extended families, emphasizing the importance of family as a social system. It also outlines four parenting styles: authoritarian, permissive, authoritative, and rejecting/neglecting, and introduces genograms as a tool for visualizing family relationships and dynamics. Additionally, it highlights key elements that contribute to strong and successful families, such as learning, loyalty, love, laughter, and leadership.

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The Family Reporting

The document discusses various family structures, including nuclear, single-parent, stepfamilies, and extended families, emphasizing the importance of family as a social system. It also outlines four parenting styles: authoritarian, permissive, authoritative, and rejecting/neglecting, and introduces genograms as a tool for visualizing family relationships and dynamics. Additionally, it highlights key elements that contribute to strong and successful families, such as learning, loyalty, love, laughter, and leadership.

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Family structures

and legacies
“family is the heart of a home,
where love and memories are
made.”
What are families?
• Families- a social systems

• The family is created at birth and establishes


ties across generations.
Types of family
structures:

1. Nuclear family
- it is considered as the "traditional" family
and
consists of a mother, father, and the children.
Types of family
structures:

2. Single Parent
- a single parent is a parent who cares for
one
or more children without the assistance of
the
other biological parent.
Types of family
structures:

1. Step Families
- stepfamily happens when one or both has
at least one child from a previous
relationship
living part-time or full-time in the household.

Stepparent Stepfamilies are also


called blended families
Types of family
structures:

1. Extended family
- the extended family consists of
grandparents,
aunts, uncles, and cousins. In some
circumstances,
the extended family comes to live either
with or in
place of a member of the nuclear family.
4 Patterns of Parenting
Styles
4 Patterns of Parenting
Styles
1. Authoritarian - parents who are depending on force
alone to control their children rather than reasoning with
them or praising them.
4 Patterns of Parenting
Styles
1. Authoritarian

2. Permissive - parents who do not consistently enforce


rules and do not have high expectations of their children.
4 Patterns of Parenting
Styles
1. Authoritarian

2. Permissive

3. Authoritative - parents who maintain firm control


over their children through reasoning
with their children rather than
depending on the force.
4 Patterns of Parenting
Styles
1. Authoritarian

2. Permissive

3. Authoritative

4. Rejecting/neglecting- parents who do not


provide supervision, and do not have any
expectations, and who are not supportive of
their children.
Family Assessment
Methods of obtaining family information
include structured interviews, self-report
questionnaires, and observations Genograms or
family trees are often used to summarize
relationships and issues within the family.
Genogram
It is a graphical representation of a person's family
relationship and/or medical history. It is a unique type of
family research diagram. It not only records family
members and their relationships to each other but also
many of their physical and physiological attributes by
utilizing an elaborate system of symbols.
Common
symbols
In a genogram, female To represent someone who is
family members are deceased, draw an x through
represented by circles symbol.
and males by squares
Common
symbols
A pregnancy is usually
represented with a
triangle and through the
triangle reflects a
miscarriage or
abortion. The between
people represent
inherited traits related to
emotional relationships.
Common
symbols
Examples of Genogram:
Common Uses of a
Genogram
Genograms are useful in almost any profession that deals with
patterns of heredity and psychological issues. They are useful in
the study of disease, behavior, and social interactions.
1. Medical genograms help physicians evaluate
health risks and diagnose preexisting conditions.
1. Medical genograms help physicians evaluate health
risks and diagnose preexisting conditions.

2. Sociologists use genograms to gather objective


information and track developments across
generations.
1. Medical genograms help physicians evaluate health
risks and diagnose preexisting conditions.

2. Sociologists use genograms to gather objective


information and track developments across generations.

3. Genograms display emotional bonds among


family members, aiding in determining
appropriate care needs.
1. Medical genograms help physicians evaluate health
risks and diagnose preexisting conditions.

2. Sociologists use genograms to gather objective


information and track developments across generations.

3. Genograms display emotional bonds among family


members, aiding in determining appropriate care needs.

4. Genograms provide family counselors or


therapists with insights on family dynamics
during therapy.
1. Medical genograms help physicians evaluate health
risks and diagnose preexisting conditions.

2. Sociologists use genograms to gather objective


information and track developments across generations.

3. Genograms display emotional bonds among family


members, aiding in determining appropriate care needs.

4. Genograms provide family counselors or therapists


with insights on family dynamics during therapy.

5. Genealogists use genograms to document


complex family trees, including marriages,
divorces, adoptions, and strained relationships. It
can examine family histories, naming patterns,
rivalry, and significant events.
What makes a family
L_______
L _ _ _ _strong
__ and
L _ _ _ Successful?
L_______
L_________
What makes a family
strong and
1. Learning

• Families are where values, skills, and behavior are learned.

Successful?
• Strong families teach by example and
learn through experience.
What makes a family
strong and
2. Loyalty

• Strong families have a sense of loyalty and devotion toward family

Successful?
members.

• The family sticks together.

• A family is a place of shelter for individual


family members.
What makes a family
strong and
3. Love
• It is at the heart of the family. Our family is the place where
love is expressed.

Successful?
• Love is the close personal blending of
physical and mental togetherness.

• It requires constant daily effort by each


family member.
What makes a family
strong and
4. Laughter

• It is a good family medicine.

Successful?
• Humor is a regulator: of family tensions.

• Through laughter, the family learns to see


each other honestly and objectively.
What makes a family
strong and
5. Leadership

• Each family needs unique rules and guidelines based on

Successful?
mutual understanding.

• If no one, accepts this vital role, the


family will dwindle.
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