Chapter 2 Section 1 Human Growth & Development

 Members of a family help meet each other’s basic needs  Families also prepare children to live in society

 Families make sure that basic needs are met  Food  Clothing  Shelter  Social  Emotional  Intellectual  By living in families, we learn how to get along with others  Sharing, taking turns, how to work together towards a common goal

 Adults teach children what is important to people in their society  Values: what is important to people  Values are passed on in 3 ways: 1. Through example 2. Through talking 3. Through religious training  Adults teach children about the traditions of society

 Families come in different shapes and sizes  Different types of families include:  Nuclear families  Single-parent families  Blended families  Extended families

 Nuclear Families: includes a mother & father and at least 1 child  Two parents to help with child raising  Differ depending on how many children there are and how many parents work outside the home

 Blended Family: formed when a single paren marries another person who may or may not be a parent as well  Stepparents, stepchildren  May be hard to establish the new family unit  Takes time to adjust to one another

 Extended family: includes relatives other than a parent or child who live with them  Sometimes used to refer to people who do not live with the core family but play important roles in the child’s life

 Guardians: take all financial and legal responsibility for raising the children  Adoption: the legal process in which children enter a family they were not born into  The adopted child has the same rights as biological children  Foster children: often come from troubled families; need a temporary home until their parents can solve their problems or until the children can find a permanent home

 Consider the relative importance of roles  Set your goals & base your decisions on them  Realize that there are always tradeoffs  Improve your leadership & teamwork skills  Treat time as a valuable resource  Stay organized  Find ways to cope with stress  Share Responsibilities

 Family life cycle: series of stages families go through  Families differ in how they experience this pattern

 Beginning Stage  Parental Stage 1  Parental Stage 2  Parental Stage 3  Middle Age  Retirement

 Mobility  Cultural Diversity  Aging Population  Economic Changes  Workplace Changes  Technology

 Trends have made changes on how people live  Steps you can take to avoid the “frantic family syndrome”  Avoid Scheduling too many activities  Watch for clues that family members need a break  Focus on responsibilities and on activities that people enjoy  Schedule family meals  Plan Ahead  Maintain your sense of humor