Family Units

Question 1

Parental responsibilities

Answer 1

• look after their child’s physical and mental health
• provide material and emotional needs
• home should have comfort, warmth and happiness
• teach them acceptable behaviour and take responsibility for their actions
• decide which religion (if any) to be brought up in
• send them to school (until at least 16)
• never mistreat or harm their children
• protect from abuse (emotional, mental, physical and sexual)

Question 2

Nuclear family

Answer 2

• Most common in UK.
• Consists of husband, wife living in a family home with their children

Question 3

Cohabiting couple

Answer 3

Couple and children live together but couple isn’t married

Question 4

Lone parent

Answer 4

• one parent and child/children
  May be because of
• decision not to marry or co-habit
• result of divorce
• separation
• death
  In UK 86% wear headed by women in 2016

Question 5

Re-constituted or blended

Answer 5

• parent decided to remarry or live with new partner after separation, divorce or death and combine both families
• may include step siblings or half siblings

Question 6

Same-sex couple

Answer 6

• same-sex couple and children
  couple may be
• married
• civil partnership
• cohabiting
  children could:
• belong to one biologically
• be adopted
• from a surrogate

Question 7

Extended or multi-family

Answer 7

Parents and children as well as other relatives, possibly grandparents all under one roof

Question 8

Charity for families

Answer 8

Care For The Family
- Uk based, national
- dedicated to strengthening family life and provide support to those with family-related challenges
- offer assistance to parents, couples and individuals to navigate family dynamics

Question 9

Importance of family units

Answer 9

• protection
• support
• care
• companionship
• behaviour
• values
• identity

Question 10

Proverbs 13:24

Answer 10

“The one who loves their children is careful to discipline them”

Question 11

5th commandment

Answer 11

“Honour your father and your mother”

Question 12

What does care for the family provide for families

Answer 12

• parenting courses
• marraige enrichment programmes
• bereavement support, equips families with tools to build lasting relationships
• address contemporary issues eg online safety for children
• challenges faced by single parent families