Family and Community Relationships Quiz

Supporting Family and Community Relationships

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze the functions of the family
• Utilize strategies to promote healthy relationships with parents, siblings, and grandparents
• Explain ways to cope with various changes that occur within families
• Give examples of community relationships
• Demonstrate skills for maintaining healthy community relationships

Family Relationships

• Family relationships are important and have several unique functions
• Immediate family includes close relatives, such as parents, guardians, children, and siblings
• Extended family includes distant relatives, such as aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents
• Family relationships have responsibilities, including:
  • Providing for physical needs (food, clothing, housing, health, and safety)
  • Meeting mental and emotional needs (love, acceptance, self-esteem, and emotional comfort)

Skills for Healthy Family Relationships

• Building and maintaining healthy family relationships requires interpersonal skills, such as:
  • Communication
  • Active listening
  • Conflict resolution
  • Empathy
  • Respect
• Strategies for strengthening relationships with parents or guardians, including:
  • Sharing plans and getting approval
  • Remaining calm in disagreements
  • Discussing and following family rules
  • Spending quality time together
• Strategies for managing sibling relationships, including:
  • Expressing feelings and respecting each other's space
  • Getting away from tense situations and cooling down
  • Compromising and finding solutions
  • Designating personal space and respecting each other's privacy
  • Talking to a parent or guardian about conflicts

Relationships with Grandparents

• Many teens benefit from relationships with their grandparents, who can:
  • Share valuable advice and life experiences
  • Help teens understand their parents and family history
  • Provide support and guidance during conflicts with parents
• Strategies for building healthy relationships with grandparents, including:
  • Being mindful of what you share
  • Learning a new skill together
  • Asking questions about their lives and experiences
  • Staying in touch and visiting regularly

Local and Global Health

• Parents and children around the world have different values and practices
• Cultural differences influence how parents and children interact and communicate
• Examples of cultural differences in parenting, including:
  • Asian and African cultures emphasizing independence at a younger age
  • The United States having a more collaborative approach

Spotlight on Health and Wellness Careers

• Family therapy is a career that involves working with couples and families to:
  • Handle conflict and build emotional bonds
  • Navigate life changes and challenges
  • Address issues such as grief, trauma, and chronic illness
• Marriage and family therapists work with the entire family system to promote healthy relationships and coping strategies

Changes in the Family

• All families experience changes over time, including:
  • Physical or mental health conditions
  • Loss of a job or relocation
  • Changes in family structure (addition or loss of a family member)
• Strategies for coping with changes, including:
  • Acknowledging and expressing emotions
  • Reflecting on past experiences and coping strategies
  • Building a support system and seeking help when needed

Relationships in Your Community

• Teens have relationships with people outside their family, including:
  • Teachers, neighbors, and other students
  • Doctors, dentists, firefighters, and law enforcement
  • Trusted adults or mentors who can guide and support them
• Feeling part of a community can help teens:
  • Care about others and be cared for
  • Develop a sense of belonging and support
  • Explore different interests and goals
  • Develop a sense of identity
  • Build social skills and learn compassion
  • Learn skills for making decisions and resolving conflicts

Skills for Healthy Community Relationships

• All community relationships should have qualities of a healthy relationship, including:
  • Respect
  • Trust
  • Communication
  • Empathy
  • Active listening
• Strategies for building and maintaining healthy community relationships, including:
  • Advocating for diversity and respect
  • Communicating effectively and professionally
  • Using conflict resolution skills
  • Demonstrating social skills and respect for others### Communicating Effectively
• Show respect by using a person's name, making eye contact, using active listening techniques, and being polite
• Demonstrate confidence by using a friendly but firm tone and avoiding statements that sound like questions
• Be receptive to feedback by listening thoughtfully, asking questions, and not being defensive
• Acknowledge others by showing appreciation, saying please and thank you, and letting supervisors know when tasks are completed
• Proofread communication to ensure emails are clear, correct, and error-free
• Maintain healthy boundaries by establishing what is and is not acceptable, helping others understand roles and responsibilities, and respecting physical boundaries and technology usage
• Be involved in the community by volunteering and participating in community service

Healthy Relationships

• Maintain healthy relationships with family members, including parents or guardians, by using strategies such as respect and communication
• Understand that sibling rivalry is a common challenge in family relationships
• Community relationships can be developed through volunteering and participating in community service
• Respect diversity in the community by being open-minded and appreciative of differences
• Use professional communication with coworkers and supervisors, which is more formal than other types of communication
• Develop skills such as teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving through community service

Interpersonal Relationships

• Interpersonal relationships, including family and community relationships, are important for support and development
• Assess the value of interpersonal relationships and compare skills related to maintaining healthy relationships
• Evaluate the impact of negative emotions such as jealousy, anger, and selfishness on relationships
• Cultivate positive friendships and develop strategies for resolving relationship conflicts
• Identify characteristics of close and healthy friendships, including mutual support and open communication