Title: Develop strategies for sharing responsibilities to manage family and work.
Course: GRADS: Family Focus (19905-36) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Development should include

- responsibilities that need to be managed
- support systems that help families manage responsibilities
- workplace policies that use problem-solving to help balance work and family life.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What factors influence attitudes and beliefs about managing family and work responsibilities?
- How does sharing responsibilities help build strong families?

Communication

- What communication skills are essential when family members share responsibilities?
- Which of these skills might need to be learned?

Leadership

- Why are employers increasingly willing to establish a family-friendly workplace?
- What policies help families with young children?
- What policies would be of most interest to you and your future family?
- What leadership skills can help when devising a plan for balancing work and family responsibilities?

Management

- What criteria should be used for such things as selecting childcare providers or household workers?
- What are the most influential trends affecting the ways in which people balance work and family roles?