Family Structures

The basic unit of the society. It is where children first learn and experience love, acceptance, loyalty, and understanding.

• Cell

• Family

• Baranggay

It refers to whom a child lives with, including parents and other family members, and the relationships between them

• Family Structure

• Family Legacy

• Family Home

It is the family's primary function.

• perpetuate society

• take care of the children

• provide food and shelter for everyone

It is NOT a function of a family.

• teach and impart values

• provide safety for the child

• take care of the child at the parents' convenience

A type of family where a parent can be either a father or a mother who is singly responsible for raising a child. The child can be by birth or adoption.

• nuclear family

• single parent

• blended family

A type of family where the parents are members of different racial identity groups.

• bi-racial or multi-racial

• trans-racial adoptive

• blended family

It is type of family where one or more children is legally a temporary member of the household. This "temporary" period may be as short as a few days or as long as the child's entire childhood.

• nuclear

• blended

• foster

It is a type of family that regularly moves to places where they have employment.

• immigrant

• migrant

• military

It is a kind of family legacy where in the elders teach the young on how to deal with people.

• emotional

• social

• moral-spiritual

It is a kind of family legacy where in the adolescents show to the society the values they practice within their family.

• emotional

• social

• moral-spiritual