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HECMA Program Understanding family relationships

HECMA Program Understanding family relationships. Ms. Sandra Gorman. Everyone is part of a family. Family: is the basic unit of society It gives people a place to belong to. Your family is part of a community and a country Your family teaches you values, beliefs and expectations

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HECMA Program Understanding family relationships

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  1. HECMA ProgramUnderstanding family relationships Ms. Sandra Gorman

  2. Everyone is part of a family • Family: is the basic unit of society • It gives people a place to belong to. Your family is part of a community and a country • Your family teaches you values, beliefs and expectations • Tell your partner about your family

  3. Different types of families • Nuclear Family: husband, wife and their child / children • Blended Family: One stepparent, one parent and one or more children • Single-parent Family: one parent and one or more children • Extended Family: parents, children and other family members such as grandparents living together.

  4. How families help their members • Physical needs: food, water & shelter • Mental needs: teaches life skills, answers questions & helps expand knowledge • Emotional needs: love, acceptance, trust & security • Social needs: teaches how to get along with each other and with people outside the family • Nurtures: to fulfill physical, mental/emotional and social needs

  5. Develop Values & Beliefs • Family’s way of life • Traditions • Culture • Religious beliefs

  6. Values & Beliefs • Your values & beliefs influence the decisions you make, even as an adult. • Influence the types of activities you participate in • The foods you eat • The type of healthcare you choose • Choose to NOT participate in risky behaviours • e.g. smoking, alcohol, drugs

  7. Roles & Responsibilities • Every family member has one or more roles such as parent, child or sibling. • There are responsibilities that come with each role • AS you get older, your roles and responsibilities change as your family needs change. • Roles help families deal with the challenges of daily life and can help build strong family relationships.

  8. Building family relationships • People in strong families feel connected • They enjoy spending time together

  9. Strengthen family relationships • Show appreciation for each other – thank you • Support other family members • Spend quality time together – mealtimes • Communicate effectively – openly • Show responsibility – house tasks / jobs • Show respect • Follow family rules

  10. Positive ways to coping with change in the family • Moving to a new home • Separation, divorce or remarriage of parents • Job change or job loss • Birth of a new sibling • Illness or injury • Death, loss and grief Change affects ALL family members

  11. Positive Coping with change • Changes and challenges are a normal part of family life. • Keep up normal routines • Talk opening • Get outside help if needed Counsellors, healthcare workers, religious leaders, police and legal help

  12. Families work together • For most people, the family stands at the center of their lives. • People who enjoy healthy family relationships are more likely to enjoy healthy relationships with others.

  13. Vocabulary • Family: is the basic unit of society • Nurtures: to fulfill physical, mental/emotional and social needs

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