Title: (Optional) Describe the student’s roles and responsibilities within the family.
Course: Family and Consumer Sciences Exploratory I (19903-9) > Section: Examining the Individual's Role in the Family

Description should include

- examining one’s multiple roles in the family (e.g., son/daughter, sister/brother)
- completing assigned chores
- maintaining personal living space
- respecting others’ privacy
- helping other family members as needed
- making other personal contributions to the family unit.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What does it mean when someone says, “It’s your responsibility”?
- What factors influence your attitudes about personal responsibility?
- What does it mean to respect another’s privacy?

Communication

- How can you communicate your attitudes about personal responsibility to others?
- What decisions do you think you should make for yourself? Why?
- What decisions should be left to parents or other adults? Why?

Leadership

- How can you demonstrate your respect for another’s privacy?
- How can leadership skills be integrated into the family?
- How can rules help a person develop self-responsibility?

Management

- When and why is it important to ask for support from other family members?
- What skills are needed to become a responsible person? How can a person develop these skills?