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Family Life

Family Life. How does family structure affect Child Development and Early Childhood Education?. What is a Family?. In its most common form, a family is a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman. What is a Family?. In its most common form, a family is a lifelong commitment between a man and a w

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Family Life

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    1. Family Life prepared by Josh Thompson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Early Childhood Education Texas A&M University-Commerce http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/ jthompson/

    2. Family Life How does family structure affect Child Development and Early Childhood Education?

    3. What is a Family? In its most common form, a family is a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman

    4. What is a Family? In its most common form, a family is a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman who mate, give birth, feed, shelter, and nurture their children until they reach maturity

    5. Whence Family? biological beginnings takes two to procreate evolutionary distinctions other species rarely form families, only 3% of birds and mammals economic advantage division of labor

    6. Whence Family? certainty of progeny monogamy generational perspective spiritual attributes creation stories myths artistic

    7. Whence Family? Child’s point of view basic needs communication attachment belonging love meaning & purpose

    8. Prototypes Is there an original model, an example, an expected form within children, a pattern resident within the child which maps to the world without?

    9. Prototypes What would a “prototypical” family look like?

    10. Prototypes What would a “prototypical” family look like, to you?

    11. Whence? Where does your vision of the “prototypical” family come from? Your own family of origin? Current family status? Your experience and observation of functional family systems?

    12. Diverse family systems Traditional Single parents Divorced parents Employed parents Bi-racial One-child Large families Gay & lesbian parents Blended Extended

    13. Affect In your opinion . . . how does family structure affect Child Development? how does family structure affect a child’s early education?

    14. Affect How does/will your opinion affect, or even prejudice, your ability to teach children from diverse family structures?

    15. Family Life How does family structure affect Child Development and Early Childhood Education?

    16. Family Life prepared by Josh Thompson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Early Childhood Education Texas A&M University-Commerce http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/ jthompson/

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