8th Grade Families, Communication, Conflict Resolution

The basic unit of society that includes two or more people joined by blood, marriage, adoption or a desire to support each other...

• Family

• Friends

This is described as parents and their children, those that live in their house with them

• Nuclear Family

• Extended Family

This can be described as the connections that you have with other people and groups in your life

• "I" messages

• Relationships

• Communication

This is a type of family that does not function in healthy or loving ways

This is described as using words either spoken or written to express thoughts, feelings or experiences.

• Non-verbal communication

• Verbal Communication

• Values

This is described as getting a message across without using words.

• Role Model

• Verbal communication

• Non-verbal communication

This type of communication is describes as being overly forceful, or hostile in approach

This type of communication is described as the ability to stand up for yourself in a firm , but positive way

This type of communication is described as a tendency to give up, give in or back down without standing up for your right's and needs

The job of a family is to ___ the needs of it's members

• Adoptive

• Blended

• Nurture