Types of Families

A traditional family is also called a _________ family.

• blended

• nuclear

• everyday

• familiar

A traditional family has

• a married couple and one or more children

• a married couple

• only children

• no children

A single-parent family has ____ parent(s)

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Single parents might be

• divorced

• widowed

• unmarried

• any of the above

A ___________ family has a married couple, their children, and their children from previous marriages.

• traditional

• nuclear

• blended

• single-parent

A multigenerational household can include

• only one parent and his or her children

• only a married couple

• a single person

• grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

Families who care for children when their parents are unable to care for them

• foster family

• nuclear

• blended

• single-parent

Can grandparents act as parents

• yes

• no

One kind of family is better than another kind of family.

• true

• false

Everyone is an important member of their family, no matter what kind of family they are in.

• true

• false