Senior High School Personal Development Module 6

Family Structures

• A family is a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head, sharing resources, responsibilities, values, and goals, with a commitment to each other over time.
• There are different types of family structures, including:
  • Nuclear family: a father, a mother, and their offspring(s)
  • Single parent family: a single parent rearing a child or children
  • Extended family: a nuclear family plus the parents of either the husband or the wife, or both their parents
  • Childless family: a couple without children
• Contemporary lifestyles are changing traditional family set-ups, with roles between mothers and fathers reversing.

Parenting Styles

• Parenting styles influence children's development and are categorized based on two aspects: control and warmth.
• There are four main parenting styles:
  • Authoritative parents: warm but firm, encouraging independence while maintaining limits
  • Authoritarian parents: little warmth and highly controlling, with strict rules and punishments
  • Permissive parents: very warm but undemanding, with few rules and limitations
  • Uninvolved parents: not warm and no demands, neglecting their child's needs and whereabouts

Family Influence

• The family is the first social unit a child is exposed to, providing care and nurturance, and influencing attitudes, values, and beliefs.
• The Family Life Cycle theory explains how families go through changes from childhood to retirement, with each stage presenting challenges and opportunities for growth.
• The stages of the Family Life Cycle include:
  • Independence
  • Marriage
  • Parenting
  • Preparing adult children
  • Retirement
• Factors like daily stress, medical conditions, or unexpected life crises can disrupt the cycle and affect relationships and future transitions.

Challenges of Adolescents

• Adolescents face major changes, physically, emotionally, and socially, and may experience problems at home, such as conflicts with parents, financial lack, or past traumas.
• Parents, counselors, and teachers are concerned about how to help adolescents deal with these challenges and the behavioral problems that may arise, such as delinquency, substance abuse, or bullying.
• Understanding what adolescents go through and treating them with respect can help resolve conflicts and improve relationships.

This quiz is designed for Senior High School students taking the HUMSS Faculty course, covering Module 6 of Personal Development.