2. What is a Family?
What does Family mean to you?
FAMILY: The basic unit of
society
*Promoting healthy families
contributes to a healthy society.
A Healthy Family:
• Freely expresses mutual love & respect
• Members communicate effectively with one
another
• Provide support, protection, & encouragement
3. Family Life & Your Health Triangle
Family members
nurture and support
one another. They
contribute to a
sense of belonging
Mental/Emotional Health
and a feeling of
security. The Family provides
food, clothing, and
shelter to its members.
Family members also
promote healthful
behaviors and safety
skills.
Social Health Physical Health
The family helps its
members develop
communication skills
and the ability to get
along with others.
5. VOCABULARY
• Nuclear Family: Consists of a mother and
father and their child or children living
together in one household.
• Extended Family: Your immediate family and
other relatives such as grandparents, aunts,
uncles, and cousins.
• Sibling: A brother or sister.
• Affirmation: Positive feedback that helps
others feel appreciated and supported.
• Divorce: A legal agreement to end a
marriage.
6. MORE VOCAB
• Adoption: The legal process by which parents
take another person’s child into their family to
be raised as their own.
• Blended Family: Consists of a biological parent, a
stepparent, and the children of one or both
parents.
• Foster Family: A family in which an adult or
couple provides care and a temporary home for
children whose biological parents are unable to
care for them.
• Socialization: The process of teaching children
to behave in a way that is
acceptable to the family and to society.
7. MORE MORE VOCAB
• Compatibility: The ability to exist in harmony
with another person.
• Relationship: A meaningful association
between people, such as friends or members
of one’s family.
• Compromise: An agreement in which each
party gives up something.
• Empathy: The ability to understand how
another person feels.
• Cooperation: The act of working
together for a common goal or
purpose.
8. How To Strengthen Family
Relationships
• Demonstrate care & love
• Show support, especially during difficult times
• Demonstrate trust
• Express commitment
• Be responsible
• Spend time together
• Respect individuality
• Work together to solve problems
• Be sensitive to others’ needs
9. W Are F
hy amily M ealtimes
Important?
•Children who do not eat dinner with their families are 61% more
likely to use alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs. By contrast,
children who eat dinner with their families every night of the
week are 20% less likely to drink, smoke, or use illegal drugs.
•Teens who eat frequent family dinners are less likely than other
teens to have sex at young ages, get into fights, or be
suspended from school, and they are at lower risk for
thoughts of suicide.
•By eating with your children, it is more likely that they will eat
healthier foods and more balanced meals.
•Dining together is a chance for parents and children to talk with one
another.
