1. Healthy Relationships & Families Today
Chapter 6/7
Healthy Relationships
&
Families Today

2. …Meaningful association with others
What is a relationship?
…Meaningful association with others

3. The Changing Family Women in the workforce Higher divorce rate
Postponing marriage & parenthood

4. Family Forms Nuclear- immediate family (adoption)
Single-Parent- Most ran by women
Extended- Aunts, uncles, grandma, etc
Blended- Steps
Foster- “David Pelzer” The Lost Boy
Other- examples??

5. Responsibilities Adult- socialization, teach, provide, caring, etc.
Children- listening, obeying, learning, school, etc.
Shared-

6. Family Stressors Separation Divorce Drug Abuse Financial problems
Runaways
Family violence
Physical
Mental/Emotional neglect & abuse
Sexual