My Inner

Circle:
Nurturing
Family Ties
Presenter 6
Group 1
The journey to personal
development does not
only take into account
the self as a growing
individual and charting
a career to establish full
independence and
success in life. Your
growth and personal
effectiveness have to
manifest in your
relationship.
The family is the
foremost unit that give
you the first
experience of the
world. You were born
dependent on the love
and care of the people
around you. Your
socialization
experience begins at
home
THE FAMILY: IN PERSPECTIVES
• Each family is unique brought about by the
blending of factors that influence the dynamics
of behaviors and interaction among family
members in and outside of their homes. It
includes the family values, traditions, beliefs,
socioeconomic status and religion.
• But no matter how families grow, they adhere
to serving some general functions:
• FUCTIONS

The family is the basic unit of

society. It serve important functions
that are integral in the development
of humankind. Here are general
functions of a family.
Socialization
Procreation
The family is an institution
recognize to perform the

Procreation
duty to procreate, e.i., to
have children. Along with
it is the duty of the
parents to provide other
life-giving and loving ways
of raising them.
Economic
Provision
Procreation
Economic Provision
Care for the children
includes taking care of

Economic
Provision
their needs over and
above the basics: food,
shelter and clothing. It
may sound like an old
cliché, but education
remains one of the
perfect legacies of
parents to their
Love children.
Provisio
Love
Economi
There is a quote that says
“Family is where it all begins
and where love that never
ends.” Material provision,

Love
where it all matters a lot, does
not solely answer an
individual’s needs. Love holds
the greatest importance in
the family. It is what is most
needed. It is the best gift. It
encompasses everything. It is
Socializat what can drive members of
the family to do anything for
the welfare of another.
Love
Socialization
The family provides
immediate opportunities
for the children to grow
through the interactions

Socialization
an individual experiences
with the members of the
family, with other people
in the family associates
with, and through
engagement on varied
Procreati activities.
Love
Sense of Security
Family offers a stable companionship-
a feeling that “you are not alone in
this world”. While adolescent like you
is kept busy discovering the delf,

Sense of
Security
growing, being independent, and
expanding your own world, you will
still need a “secure-base,” a safe place
where you can draw support, comfort,
and reassurance especially when life
becomes challenging. A family is
expected to be able to provide that
kind of emotional environment.
Procreat
• STRUCTURES

The last decades has seen a lot of

changes, that transforming a lot of set
ups among which include the family
Single Parent
Family
Nuclear Family
This is the
traditional

Nuclear
Family type. Two
parents and
their children
living together
Extended
Family as one family.
Nuclear
Family
Extended Family
Aside from the two
parents and the children,

Extended
Family
the family is joined in by
relatives who live with
them, like grandparents,
cousins, aunties/uncles.
They generally share
common goals at home.
Parents
Working
 Family
Extende
Family with
Working Parents

Working
From what used to

Parents

Family
with
be only the father
working for the
family and mother
tending home and
children, both
parents now are
Family usually working to
Single Par support the family
Working Single Parent Family
Parents In cases of separation
of parents/divorce,
children re usually left

Single Parent
to either one of the
parents (usually the
Family mother) the parent
with the children may
single-handedly take
care of raising them if
Family support from the
father is nil.
Nuclear
 Blended Family
In many instances,
separation and divorce lead
to remarriage. The couple

Blended
remarrying may have
Family children in their previous
relationships. Bringing their
children to come together
to live in one home as a
family forges new
Childless relationships.
Family
Blended
Family Childless Family
There are family
situations when

Childless
couples do not have

Family
children from either
by choice or due to
certain
circumstances
(maybe due to
health reason)
Family
 Family
Childles Special Family
There are also
families with

Special
Family
adopted
child/children. Also,
there are modern
couples who choose
to stay together and
live as partners for
life.
Child Rearing Practices and Family Care
How you were cared for by your family makes a
significant mark in your development. it affects
how you funcion, behave and relate with other
people. Attachment that dates back in childhood
(which you may not vividly remember in an
instant) is an important experience that
influences your ability to trust and achieve that
level of security you have with people.
Challenges and Turning Points
There are certain events that
create a huge impact on that • STRESSES
family. It may change the • SEPARATION
status, dynamics, or finances /DIVORCE
that affect family life. Some • DRAMATIC
of this are EVENTS
separation/divorce, traumatic • DEATH
events, stresses and deaths
Looking into your Family Dynamics
GENOGRAM
F - First
A genogram is a visual A - And
representation of a family. It is M - Meaningful
like a family tree, only it shows I - Influence
more details or gives more that
information regarding re- L - Last for
lationships arid patterns within Y - Years
the family.
This was developed and
popularized by Monica Mc-
Goldrick and Randy Gerson
who used them in therapeutic
work. To date, genogram is Mon
i ca
widely used to source Mc -
Gol
dr i
information that aids in under- ck
standing patterns, practices, or
dynamics within the family (like
health practices, pattern of be-
haviours, family history, etc.)
on
that possibly affect or influence Ger s
certain human condition. The ndy
Ra
infor- mation it can provide is
STANDARD GENOGRAM SYMBOLS
CHILDREN/SIBLINGS
PATTERNS OF RELATIONSHIPS
Nurturing Family Relationships
• Have fun together
• Relax
• Make time for them
• Communicate
• Recognize problems and deal with them
• Hug them
• Love them
• Laugh with them
• Make an effort
THANK
YOU!