Growing up in a large family has impacted my view on what a family should be like and what kind of stressors and strength can be met when living with several children. When approaching this topic of living as a large family, most of my thoughts on it are positive, and the strength of having several siblings can overcome the stressors the family might have. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the family strength and stressors within a family with several children. This paper will introduce and explain some of the advantages and disadvantages a family with several children might encounter. Living in a large family can bring a lot of joy. But there are some stressors that can be pointed out. In general, a family who has a lot of children …show more content…
Siblings are the first social intimate relationship that one can have on a daily basis. Most of the time, family relationships are more dependable and long lasting than any other type of relationships. Brothers and sisters are the best moral support one can have during all of their life. Older siblings will always take care of their younger ones, if not at home, they will make sure they are treated well at school for instance. Children sometimes feel less boredom during early childhood when they have brothers and sisters. A large family favors the development of responsibilities. It is normal to have chores and help each other out. Having several siblings allows children to build their own marks and personality easier within the family, because the can compare themselves to the older brother or sister they have. Children can learn from another. Older siblings teach younger ones about their own experiences. Large families can spend a lot of their time in their home together, but sometimes can enjoy being involved in their community and neighborhood. A study was done to identify the influence that a family involvement has in the community through “organizations’ governance structures, leadership, or decision making. Family involvement is particularly high in countries such as India, where NGOs are generally resource poor and operate under fluctuating conditions. As demonstrated, family NGOs have considerable advantages in facing these challenges” (Jakimow, 2011, p. 22). Respect is taught early, and children understand what it is by respecting not only their parents but their siblings. For example, when a child needs to take a nap the respect is not only towards the sibling who is sleeping, and you have to be quiet but also towards the mother taking care of all the children at the same time. Therefore, being in a large family
The second family that I interviewed was the Lyles family. Both Bro. Scotty, the father, and Mrs. Yolanda, the mother, participated in the interview and three of their children were in the room. Bro. Scotty was born and raised in Alba, Texas on the very same tree farm that he owns and operates today; he is also a deacon at our church. However, Mrs. Yolanda was born and raised in Guatemala. As a child she was raised Catholic, and is part of a large and growing family. She is one of eight children. Their family as well as anybody else in that culture celebrated their daughter’s 15th birthday with a Quinceañera which marked the transition from childhood to young womanhood. This was traditionally the first time the girls would wear make-up, nice
Times have changed since our parents were children and families today face different challenges than those of a decade or two ago. Over the past few decades the concept of family has been revolutionized. A "traditional" family no longer consists of two parents of the opposite sex in which the father is the "breadwinner," and the mother stays at home to raise the children. Today's family is as diverse as the world it must exist in. The important thing about today's family is that success does not just happen; a strong family takes effort.
When thought about, family is widely imagined as a positive cornerstone of the foundation of an individual’s life. Families are imagined as consisting a mother and a father who raise their children from birth to adulthood to the best of their ability, usually resulting positively. Certain aspects of every family are different, making each family one of its own. One of these aspects can ultimately change a family forever and could alter the outcome of a child’s life and their profession. Parents are not aware all of the time that their decisions affect their children as much as they truly do. The choices taken by parents are choices that should be thought out very thoroughly so the outcome for their children’s lives will be positive. The idea
Having a family is no easy task, especially when you are faced with many challenges that are unforeseen. Sometimes one imagines or hopes for an ideal family. The ideal family would consist of a spouse, one or two kids and live happily with little to no conflicts. The reality is that even if one tries to avoid conflict by all possible means, conflict is inevitable. Stressors and strengths within a family can be seen in almost every situation. Although stressors tend to be more noticeable than the strengths. Some of which will be discussed later on, although it will be mainly focused on the strength and stressors faced after a divorce for children. But if one focuses on the stressors more than the strengths, one will only see stressors rather than solutions.
As we have learned through Skolnick’s book, as well as Rubin’s research, the make up of the family is influenced by many factors. The economy, culture, education, ethnicity/race, and tradition all help to create the modern family. The last few decades have heavily influenced the family structure, and while some try to preserve the past, others embrace the future. Through it all, we find you can have both.
In this brief authors Epstein, Griffin and Botvin, (2008), Maintains that young sibling play an important role in shaping their environment. During an individual’s early childhood, attitudes and behavior is developed. However, the author believes that older sibling plays an important role in creating family standards and structure throughout the lifespan (Epstein, Griffin, & Botvin, 2008).
African legacy, history of slavery and discrimination, and the victim system are key factors that have shaped and molded American Americans.
Siblings compete with one another to secure physical, emotional, and intellectual resources from parents. Depending on differences in birth order, gender, physical traits, and aspects of temperament, siblings create differing roles for themselves within the family system. These differing roles in turn lead to disparate ways of currying parental favor. (Epstein, 1997, p.51)
People desire attention, support, and approval from others, and react to other’s expectations and stressors. Each family has its own degree of interdependence. If one member exhibits a change in functioning, another member will follow with reciprocal changes. A family’s interdependence evolves to promote cohesion to take care of, and protect family members. Tensions can affect this process leading to problems within the family. When one member is anxious, the anxiety may spread to others in the family and escalate, leaving the family members overwhelmed or isolative.
“Family stress theory emphasizes the active processes families engage in to balance family demands with family capabilities as these interact with family meanings to arrive at a level of family adjustment or adaptation” (Patterson, 1988, 1989, 1993). In order for a family to be resilient, it ...
There are many types of family that exists in today’s society, each important to the upbringing of any children of which may be apart of it.
There are two different types of this ‘family stress’ which are the expectation comes from family and family’s appearance. The first one means the family has the power to students because family paid for everything, every parents want their kids to be successful in the future that explains why sometimes family put on much pressure on students. However, as receiving much expectation from family can make students try their best in studying According to Harvard Family Research Project (2006) Substantial research supports the importance of family involvement at school, and a growing body of intervention evaluations demonstrates that family involvement can be strengthened with positive results for children and their school success. There are many types of parents, some don’t want their kids to be stressed, some usually tell their friends about their kids but all of them hope their children can reach their goals and be successful. Children who were raised in the strict family usually have this stress because they have to handle a big pressure when they were a kid until now. Family can both be supporter and stress causer at the same time but no matter what, children understand that family just want the best for
"Family is not an important thing. It's everything.” This remarkable quote by Michel J. Fox should be the definition of family. Family is everything, they are our motivation, the ones that will love us when others don’t, and are the ones who stick to each other as gum when times get tough. Families have the most robust connections alive. These ties are so solid, and deeply intact that they can do everything and anything. These links allow a family to influence, shape, impact, and change one’s life. The intimacy within the family sphere, shape all who are inside it, this cannot be changed, and well anything that comes from within the family cannot be changed. The family itself can control and change our views on society, influence how we view the family unit, and yet most of all impact our everyday choices. The family’s capacity of guidance can make such an abundant shift that can only be felt, and barely visible unless seen through strained eyes, that makes this connection even more inexplicable than love.
The family is a societal institution which initiates the positive and negative process of social interactions between people. Over the last few decades what constitutes the family has changed all over the world. Family in today’s environment is diverse in nature and may go beyond the scope of parents and children. Families can consist of variations in relationships such as close relatives, stepparents, half siblings and extended non-biological family members. Normally, immediate family members live in the same house, nearby, until the child reaches a specified age and maturity to go into the world and start their own family. Most often members of the families have intimate and personal relationships with each other. Within the family there is a continuation of social interactions between members that can influence and shape peoples responses and reactions to their larger societies.
In this discussion, I will be explaining how I define family. I will also include my immediate and extended family. I will also describe what family means to me, how mine differs from other families in my neighborhood, and also how they are similar. I will also describe my family’s ethnicity and how it may affect any of my family’s health.