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Family

Family. Family statistics. Sixty-four percent of children ages 0–17 lived with two married parents in 2012, down from 77 percent in 1980. In 2012, 24 percent of children lived with only their mothers, 4 percent lived with only their fathers, and 4 percent lived with neither of their parents.1

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  1. Family

  2. Family statistics • Sixty-four percent of children ages 0–17 lived with two married parents in 2012, down from 77 percent in 1980. • In 2012, 24 percent of children lived with only their mothers, 4 percent lived with only their fathers, and 4 percent lived with neither of their parents.1 • Seventy-four percent of White, non-Hispanic, 59 percent of Hispanic, and 33 percent of Black children lived with two married parents in 2012.2 • The proportion of Hispanic children living with two married parents decreased from 75 percent in 1980 to 59 percent in 2012. • Due to improved measurement, it is now possible to identify children living with two parents who are not married to each other. Four percent of all children lived with two unmarried parents in 2012.

  3. Children’s living arrangements

  4. Family Functions • Love and affection • Protection • Education • Teaching values • Economic support • Procreation • Guidance • Socialization • Recreation

  5. Keys of socialization • How to get along with others • What behavior is acceptable where you live • How to be independent • What responsibilities you have to your world

  6. Families provide emotional support Develop self-esteem Handling difficult times http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOng7C5rRhU

  7. Family structures • Single people—maintain bonds with family, Friends fulfill needs of the family, come and go as they please ,devote time to careers and interests • Couples-focus on each other, bond together, more money, travel. • Nuclear families-mother, father, children—shared responsibilities, good support, children learn how to be a mother and a father. • Single-parent families-sole responsibilities, lots of time and energy, children need contact with other adults. • Blended families-includes children of the spouses-different adjustments need to me made, blended traditions, smaller living conditions, step parent discipline

  8. More family structures • Extended family-relatives other than parents and children living together—getting along might be a challenge, not as much room in the house, compromise is needed • Adoptive family-infants easier to adjust, older children need to adjust, need patience and understanding. • Legal guardians- a relative or close friend takes care of the child, child and parent has to adjust. • Foster families-takes care of children on a temporary basis, attachment can be a problem.

  9. Families fulfill these needs • Emotional-needs like self-esteem, support • Physical-food, shelter, clothing, protection, health • Social-how to get along with people, learn social skills • Intellectual-gain knowledge, thinking skills, good sense and insight • Moral- by example, direct teaching, religious training

  10. Family Life cycle Beginning couples marry Aging-retire and develop new interests-become grandparents and adjust to aging Expanding having children Middle years-adjust to the empty nest –plan for retirement Developing children grow and go through school Launching-help children move out on their own

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