Title: Analyze the meaning of family.
Course: Child Development and Parenting (19255-36) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Analysis should include

- evaluating traditional and nontraditional family functioning (i.e., structures)
- assessing characteristics of strong family functioning
- identifying the influence of work rewards and stresses within the family
- describing the roles and responsibilities of family members
- determining the effects of interdependence on each member of the family, using the family systems theory
- evaluating ways in which the evolution of the family life cycle affects choices and decisions
- examining personal and family values.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What factors should be considered when analyzing family functioning?
- How are the roles and responsibilities of family members alike, and how are they different?

Communication

- How can family members at different stages of the family life cycle communicate their values and choices?
- What role does communication play in the importance of family dynamics?

Leadership

- What leadership techniques develop family strategies for change?
- How can leadership skills be integrated into the family and the workplace?

Management

- How can a life plan reflect family values?
- How can an individual’s management skills be integrated into the family?