Family Structures

A family that is made up of maternal and paternal grandparents, in-laws, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces.

• Nuclear/Traditional Family

• Extended Family

• Foster Family

• Single Parent with Children

A two-generation family with a married couple living with their children or parents, or decreased family size which constitutes of both parents and child or children.

• Nuclear/Traditional Family

• Extended Family

• Adoptive Family

• Foster Family

It refers to two-generation households headed by divorced/separated, widowed or never-married parent living with at least one child in the same household.

• Extended Family

• Adoptive Family

• Foster Family

• Single-parent with children

A family who provides a permanent home to a child or children through a legal process.

• Extended Family

• Nuclear Family

• Adoptive Family

• Foster Family

It refers to family who would embrace vulnerable children and provide food, shelter, clothing and love to children who are in need. It is a temporary arrangement to meet the emergency care needs of a child, with the ultimate goal of re-integrating them with their natural family.

• Single Parent

• Nuclear Family

• Adoptive Family

• Foster Family

A family in which one or both members of the couple has or have children from a previous relationship.

• Transnational Families

• Blended Families

• Inter-ethnic families

• LGBT families

It is a process whereby a woman carries and gives birth to a baby for an infertile couple.

• Blended Families

• Transnational Families

• Surrogate-mother families

• Homeless Families

A family combination made up of people from different ethnic groups who may share  similar national identity but, different religious, language  and cultural backgrounds.  

• LGBT Families

• Blended Families

• Transnational Families

• Inter-Ethnic/Mixed Race Families

It is a cross-national/cross-cultural marriages between a Singaporean and a foreign spouse.

• Transnational Families

• Blended Families

• Surrogate-mother Families

• Homeless Families

Families for Life (FFL) Council’s vision is to inculcate a “Families for Life” mindset and value among Singaporeans, by building strong and resilient families, as that makes for stronger communities and better individual well-being. What are the four family values advocated by the Families for Life?

• Love, Care & Concern, Commitment, Respect

• Love, Care & Resilience, Commitment, Respect

• Love, Care & Resilience, Commitment, Open-mindedness

• Perseverance, Care & Concern, Commitment, Respect