1. Healthy Family Relationships
Chapter 7
Healthy Family Relationships

2. Family members support and care for one another, especially during difficult times.

3. Characteristics of Strong Families
Strong families support their members in a variety of ways.

4. Characteristics of Strong Families
Traits of Strong Families

5. Characteristics of Strong Families
Spending time together strengthens family relationships.

6. Coping with Change
Family members can help each other cope with changes in the family’s structure or circumstances.

7. Changes in Family Structure
Examples of Changes
Birth
Divorce

8. Birth and Adoption
Welcoming a new baby or an adopted child into the family is a joyful event.

9. Separation and Divorce
Couples who choose separation may work out
Separation

10. Separation and Divorce
When parents divorce, they need to come to an agreement about where the children will live.

11. Separation and Divorce
Custody may be
sole custody:
joint custody:
Custody
The legal right to make decisions affecting children and the responsibility for their care

12. Remarriage

13. Death of a Family Member
Perhaps the most difficult change a family can go through is the death of a family member.

14. Death of a Family Member
Family members can help each other through this difficult time by

15. Changes in Family Circumstances
Changes in a family’s circumstances can also be a source of stress.
Family members can help each other deal with these changes by

16. Changes in Family Circumstances
Illness and Disability

17. Coping with Changes
One of the most important strategies for coping with changes in the family is

18. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
How can family members demonstrate good communication?

19. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
What are the two main types of changes that cause stress in families?

20. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
Identify three situations that can lead to a change in family structure.