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 Section 3.1 Family Characteristics
 Section 3.2 Parenting Skills
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Section 3.1 Family Characteristics
• There are many different family structures.
• Family members must work together to
overcome challenges and to build a strong
foundation for the family.
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Content Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
nuclear family
vital
single-parent family
venture
custodial parent
blended family
extended family
legal guardian
foster child
intergenerational
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Qualities of Strong Families
• Families are the foundation for every
human culture.
• Families nurture and protect, and give security,
emotional support, and a sense of belonging.
• Adults teach children
values by example,
direct communication,
and religious training.
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Qualities of Strong Families
• Children with strong values experience more
success in their lives.
• Family conflicts can be resolved with calm, active
listening and positive body language.
How do you think values can affect a
person’s success in life?
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Family Structure
• There are many types of families, each with
unique characteristics.
• Biological children are born into a family.
• Adopted children become family members
through a legal process.
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Trends Affecting Families
• All families are affected by societal trends.
• More people find themselves caring for aging
parents and their children at the same time.
• Advances in technology
make life both easier
and more complicated.
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Section 3.2 Parenting Skills
Parents use a variety of parenting styles
to raise children and deal with the
responsibilities of being a parent.
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Content Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
deprivation
dispute
parenting style
consistent
guidance
self-discipline
conscience
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
time-out
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Children’s Needs
• Effective parenting sometimes means learning
from mistakes.
• Children whose needs are not met suffer from
deprivation.
deprivation
A lack of the critical needs and encouraging
environment that are essential for physical,
emotional, and intellectual well-being.
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Children’s Needs
• Effective parents provide
for their children’s physical
needs, emotional and
social needs, and
intellectual needs.
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Parenting Styles
• There are three main parenting styles:
authoritarian, assertive-democratic, and
permissive.
• No one parenting style works best with all children.
Which parenting style or styles have
your parents used?
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Guide Children’s Behavior
• Children need to be taught what is acceptable,
what is not acceptable, and what is expected
of them.
• Guidance promotes security and positive
self-esteem.
guidance
Using firmness and understanding to
help children learn how to behave.
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Guide Children’s Behavior
• Young children will gradually develop a
conscience.
• Parents should model the behavior they want to
see in their children.
conscience
An inner sense of what
is right.
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Guide Children’s Behavior
• Parents must give effective directions and
set limits.
• Parents must deal effectively
with inappropriate behavior.
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Chapter Summary
Section 3.1
Family Characteristics
• Families need to meet children’s basic needs and
prepare children to live in society.
• There are three basic family structures.
• Most families follow a series of stages called the
family life cycle.
• Families are affected by trends in society and
sometimes need support.
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Chapter Summary
Section 3.2
Parenting Skills
• Parents use many skills to raise children.
• Children have physical, emotional, social, and
intellectual needs that should be met by a family.
• Parents must find the parenting style that works
best for them and their children.
• Parents must also learn positive ways to guide
children’s behavior and deal with misbehavior.
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Review
Do you remember the vocabulary terms from this
chapter? Use the following slides to check your
knowledge of the definitions.
The slides in this section include both English
and Spanish terms and definitions.
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nuclear family
familia nuclear
A family that includes
a mother and father
and at least one child.
Una familia que
incluye una madre,
un padre y al menos
un hijo.
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single-parent family
familia de un padre
o madre soltera
A family that includes
either a mother or a
father and at least one
child.
Una familia que
incluye a una madre o
a un padre y al menos
un hijo.
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custodial parent
padre/madre con tutela
The parent with whom
the child resides.
Padre o madre con
quien el hijo vive.
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blended family
familia mezclada
A family that is formed
when a single parent
marries another
person, who may or
may not have children.
Familia formada
cuando una persona
con hijos se casa con
otra que puede o no
tener hijos.
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extended family
familia extendida
A family that includes
a parent or parents, at
least one child, and
other relatives who
live with them.
Familia en la que uno
o los dos padres, al
menos un hijo y otros
parientes viven juntos.
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legal guardian
tutor legal
A person who is
designated by a legal
process to assume
responsibility for
raising a child.
Persona nombrada en
un procedimiento
legal para asumir la
responsabilidad de
criar a un niño.
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foster child
hijo de crianza
A child that comes from a
troubled family or difficult
circumstances and is
placed in the temporary
care of another person or
family.
Niño que viene de una
familia con problemas
o situaciones difíciles y
que otra persona o
familia cuida
temporalmente.
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intergenerational
intergeneracional
Occurring between
older and younger age
groups.
Que ocurre entre
personas jóvenes y
mayores.
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deprivation
privación
A lack of the critical
needs and encouraging
environment that are
essential for physical,
emotional, and
intellectual well-being.
Carencia de necesidades
fundament-ales y un
ambiente estimulante que
se requieren para el buen
desarrollo intelectual,
físico y emocional.
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parenting style
estilo de crianza
The way parents and
other caregivers care
for and discipline
children.
La manera en que
cuidan y disciplinan los
padres y otras
personas a cargo de
cuidar a los niños.
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guidance
orientación
Using firmness and
understanding to help
children learn how to
behave.
Usar firmeza y
comprensión al ayudar
al niño a aprender a
comportarse.
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self-discipline
autodisciplina
The ability of children
to control their own
behavior.
La habilidad de los
niños para controlar su
propio comportamiento.
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conscience
conciencia
An inner sense of what
is right.
Sentido interior acerca
de lo que es correcto.
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positive
reinforcement
A response that
encourages a particular
behavior.
refuerzo positivo
Una respuesta que
estimula un
comportamiento
específico.
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negative
reinforcement
A response aimed at
strengthening desired
behavior by removing
an unpleasant trigger.
refuerzo negativo
Respuesta en la que se
remueve un estímulo
desagradable con el
objeto de fortalecer un
comportamiento
deseado.
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time-out
pausa
When a child is removed
from the group, perhaps
by being required to sit in
a special chair for a short
period of time.
Cuando un niño es
aislado del grupo y se le
requiere que, por
ejemplo, se siente en un
asiento especial por un
corto periodo de tiempo.
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vital
esencial
Necessary; extremely
important and
necessary.
Necesario;
extremadamente
importante y
necesario.
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venture
arriesgarse
To proceed; to
presume or dare to
do something.
Proceder; atreverse o
aventurarse a hacer
algo.
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dispute
disputa
Quarrel.
Pelea; discusión.
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consistent
consistente
Continually the same.
Que no cambia; igual.
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