Personal Reflection I grew up in a family full of educated individuals. Most of my family members went to college and had successful careers. I never saw my parents worried about their job. My dad is a teacher at the junior high in my hometown, so he always had a guaranteed paycheck. My mom had multiple jobs during my childhood, and she excelled at every position she was in. Her work ethic inspires me and I admire her determination. The habits of my friends and family only influenced me in a few ways. I have always been an individual that has to learn from their own mistakes. I am often stubborn, and I don’t listen to advice. In my household; my mom, my dad, my sister, and myself had dinner together almost every night. Family dinners were an important part of my childhood, especially when I would have dinner with my extended family, which we made a habit of doing at least once a month. Different members of my family had different diets and eating habits; …show more content…
My paternal grandparents are smart with their spending. They saved money their entire life, and now they are living peacefully in retirement. My maternal grandparents never went to college, so they did not have the high paying jobs that my other family members did. However, they are also very smart with money. They own a house in Redding, California and are both retired, living comfortably. My parents struggled with debt in the early years of my childhood. I remember the collector’s calls every day, and I was told to never answer phone calls starting with 1-800. Sometimes my cell phone would ring, and they would ask for my mother or father by name. Eventually, my parents filed for bankruptcy in 2008. We lost our house and began moving from rental home to rental home. My family currently lives in a rental home in Los Banos, California. My parents plan on buying their own house after my sister graduates high school in
Since the last journal, a lot school wise has happened. I discovered a likeness for family interviewing, conducted my standardized client interview, and learned a lot in different areas in this class.
It is extremely exciting that you want to come to the United States; it truly is a great place to live. However, there are a couple of subjects that you and I need to discuss, so you are not completely lost when you arrive. So the things that I will discuss and better help you understand are the family cultures in the United States, what community means and the effect it has on others around, how technology affects everyday living here, the social media, educational system and the environment, and finally the relation between self and others.
In The Family Crucible, the authors provide a unique approach to family therapy. In reading the text, skillful therapists worked with a seriously dysfunctional family (Brice). The therapists motivated this family to embark on a journey that would eventually allow them to help themselves. An interesting technique used with the family that I choose is termination. The therapists made it very clear that the family can drop out of therapy at any time. It is their responsibility to continue or not to continue. During the termination phase David and Carolyn's marriage became "alive" and they work "individually" but "together" when conflicts erupt . The couple stops being each other therapists by taking responsibility for their own growth increased
*Are you a part of a blended family? I come from a blended family, two actually. I remember when I was younger, six years old almost seven, and my mom and I were standing in our kitchen together. It was just a normal night; we were in the same routine that
Family, a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. Although family is a concretely defined term, the idea of family varies from person to person. But, what makes a family? For those who are surrounded by loving blood relatives, for those who have never known the one to grant them life, for those who have left their blood behind for a more loving and nurturing environment, what can commonly define a family? Family is something defined by the individual. Family includes those who you have come to love, whether platonically or romantically, those you have suffered with, those you have come to respect, and most importantly those you have cared for and in turn have cared for you. To one that could mean people who
Family structure and parenting styles, both matter to kid’s success. Family structure can make all the differences in the world to a child’s life and the way they grow up. As the book, ‘Our Kids: The American Dream In Crisis’, has proven to be true and have shown examples of the way kids grow up, whether they are in a single parent home, two parent home, multi-generational home, or multi-partner fertility home. Parenting styles, as well as family structure, can also make huge differences to a child 's success, such as the parents being protective, caring, if the parent is involved with their child 's schoolwork or extracurricular activities, not involved with their child and whether their parent’s disciplines their children. Some people would think that family structure and parenting styles do
A family assessment is a process for gathering and organizing information in ways that can help a family prevent and or solve problems. The goal is to obtain a full understanding and unbiased view of the strengths and problems. A good assessment is about relationship building, engaging families in an exploration of their strengths, values and goals to build mutual trust and respect. Then when problems do arise, this relationship can be the foundation of open communication allowing the doors to open for identification of additional supports needed to reduce or eliminate the factors causing harm.
Structural and functional families were discussed throughout our readings and class discussions as they play a major part in Family Ministry. “The sociological study of the family has taken two different approaches to defining families—one begins with a structural definition based on the ways persons are related to one another biologically and/or legally; the other begins with a functional definition based on the ways persons relate to one another, or function in one another’s lives, in ways expected of family members.” There was an example given of a girl at church, who was adopted, who said she was special because her family chose her and had other options for children, whereas those who are born into families don’t have options of who they are related to. Understanding that structural and functional families are essential in Family Ministry is necessary for everyone. A personal experience, which comes to mind regarding structural and functional families for me was when one of my best friends told me how my mom had really touched her heart when we were at my son’s christening. The pastor asked for family of my son to stand
How can a simple six letter word be so complicated to define? Family is a single word that is open to many interpretations depending on the individual. If you try to condense this ideal to a single clinical definition you end up excluding numerous members of society. What comes to mind when you think of the word family? While in the most broken down and literal sense, family means a relative with a blood or legal bond, the word family can encompass blood relations, adoptions, and even intentional relationships such as friendships. Economies, cultures, and backgrounds can further differentiate what one’s perception of a family is. For many people, including me, a family is so much more. It is the amount of commitment, cohesiveness, and importance
A social structure is made up from our surroundings and shape how individuals and groups interact and behave. This can include institutions, norms, and social hierarchies (New York University Department of Sociology, 2013). The definition of family has changed over the years and can be different for different people. A family is a group of people that have a legal connection that can be through marriage, adoption, or blood. It can also be made up by a positon of honor or need that is not a legal connection with people or pets you choose and share a close intimate bond with. A family can be made up of traditional or non-traditional means and have members with an active or inactive role within them (New York University Department of Sociology, 2013). It is beneficial to reflect on family as a social structure because this is where we all learn how to be a part of society and why we have roles. This is where we can learn what happens when roles breakdown and how to interact with others in a safe and nurturing environment. It will help prepare us to become part of society on a larger scale as we get older and have our own individual family unit. Then we will
Growing up, my parents weren’t well to do in a financial point of view. In fact, there was a point in their lives in which they were both in horrendous debt that affected the way we lived. This continued throughout my childhood and is still somewhat present till this day. Although divorced now, my parents, well, only my dad, is not the man that I would go to for financial advice. At one point, he was pretty much putting money in a paper shredder, watching it destroy our childhood bit by bit, paper by paper. On the contrary, almost all my cousins lived a financially stable childhood. In fact, they were all spoiled and given whatever toy they want, whatever new
Everyone seems to define family differently, however, the significance of family is the same. For you, family means everything. You can always count on your parents and siblings for help and love. Family is very valuable and important to you and should never be taken for granted. No one can deny that family is the foundation of our generation. A family is where we all start our life journey and helps us grow to be successful throughout our lives.
Despite what some people believe, there is no such thing as a perfect family. All families have their faults and sometimes it’s enough to tear a family apart, but if all of the members of a family care for one another and are willing to go the extra mile to help each other, then it’s good enough. My parents always tell me, “No matter what your decision is, we will support you no matter what.” Whenever I feel like the world is against me or if my life just isn’t going how I want it to, I know that I can always lean on my family for support. My family consists of my dad, my mom, my sister, my grandma, and me. Each of my family members have their own special place in my heart, and so in this personal anthology, I hope to share what each of my family member mean to me.
For my research topic I chose to write on the effects of expectation. The expectations of one’s family and one’s self can have a major influence on his/ her life. When some tries to live up to a high expectation it can cause the individual a great deal of stress. Therefore, the question the question I am researching is “Should family members- parents, grandparent, aunts or uncles- set high educational, relational, and moral expectations for their children?” In order to find information on this topic I acquired two articles from the University of South Carolina Library website. The first article is titled “High expectations for higher education perceptions of college and experiences of stress prior to and through college career.” This article
There are so many different types of family relationships. Whatever form a family takes; it is an important part of everyone’s life. My family has played an important role in my life. Good family relationships serve as a foundation to interactions with others. Supportive families will help children to thrive. The quality of the family relationship is more important than the size of the family. Making the relationships priority, communication, and providing support for one another is key to developing relationships. Family relationships are what make up our world today; they shape the ways that we see things and the ways that we do things.