Family Types

What is a nuclear family?

• A nuclear family consists of grandparents and their grandchildren.

• A nuclear family consists of three parents and their children.

• A nuclear family consists of one parent and their children.

• A nuclear family consists of two parents and their children.

Can you name a type of extended family?

• Blended family

• Multigenerational family

• Nuclear family

• Single-parent family

What is a single-parent family?

• A single-parent family consists of multiple parents raising the children.

• A single-parent family consists of one parent raising the children.

• A single-parent family consists of no parents raising the children.

• A single-parent family consists of two parents raising the children.

What is a blended family?

• A blended family is a family unit where one or both parents have children from a previous relationship, and they have combined to form a new family structure.

• A blended family is a family unit where children from previous relationships never interact.

• A blended family is a family unit where all members are related by blood.

• A blended family is a family unit where only one parent has children from a previous relationship.

Define the term 'adoptive family'.

• A family that has pet animals.

• A family that has fostered a child or children.

• A family that has biological children.

• A family that has legally adopted a child or children.