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CD-Strong Family
Ch 3.1 Strong Families
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nuclear Family | Mother,Father, & at least 1 child. |
| Blended Family | Single parent marries another person who may or may not have children |
| Extended Family | Parents, at least one child and other relatives(grandparents,aunts/uncles or cousins) who live with them. |
| Nuclear | Adopted children are automatically considered this |
| 2 functions of the family | meet basic needs, prepare children to live in society |
| Provide support | Families help us deal with stress |
| Tradition | A custom that is followed over time |
| Celebration Traditions | Birthday, special occasions & holidays |
| Family Traditions | events & activities like vacations or family meetings |
| Patterned Family interactons | Daily family routines like dinner & bedtime |
| Why are traditions important to families? | Provide continuity, understanding & appreciation of one another. |
| Why are daily family routines important? | To develop brain growth and stability for children |
| Why is a strong family important to children | They learn to handle life and stress |
| Why is stress detrimental to children's brains? | Acid wash dissolves neurons & dendrites |
| Why are family values important? | Children learn from the family; family shapes society |
| Why is it important for a family to play together? | teaches honesty, cooperation, taking turns, trust, & following rules |
| What do families provide? | belonging, emotional support,nurturing, protection & security |
| Characteristics of Strong families | Spend time together, share responsibilities, work together to resolve differences |
| How adults prepare children for society | through example, communication, religious training |
| How to handle conflict | keep cool, actively listen, use positive body language |
| Childbearing Stage | Having the first child adjusting to parenthood |
| Aging Stage | Adjusting to free time & declining health |
| Brain Plasticity | The ability to be shaped and reshaped |
| Beginning Stage | When 2 people establish a home & family |
| Parenting Stage | Meeting the needs of 1 or more children until they turn 18 |
| Launching Stage | Children gradually leave home due to graduation, marriage, or work |
| Middle Stage | A couple renews their relationship and prepares for retirement |
| Potential | the ability to become the best you can be |
| Physiologic Needs | food, clothes, shelter, water, air, bed |
| safety needs | binky, blanket, nightlight, door locks, adults respond when I cry |
| Love/belonging needs | Hugs, love, kisses, friends,chores, family pictures |
| self esteem needs | awards, certificates, praise, encouragement |
| self actualization | become the best you can be, more concerned with the others |
| Maslow's Hierarchy | a belief that people develop from the bottom stage to the top. If one level gets knocked off development falls back to the bottom stage. |
| Pruning | Weeding out unused brain cells to make way for new learning |
| Windows of Opportunity | Prime period for learning a skill |
| Giving children choices | Helps build brain pathways |