FAMILY RELATION

• Family - is the basic or the most fundamental unit in any society. Sociologists and anthropologists define the family as a group of people who are united by ties of marriage, ancestry or adoption.

• Family relationship - means relatedness or connection by blood or marriage.

Factors that affect the quality of a family relationship

•1. Family memories•2. Family communication•3. Family values

COMMUNICATION – is the process of sharing information, thoughts, ideas or feeling. It happens when you use words, sounds, gestures, or body movements to interact with other member of the family.Good communication is an important tool

to maintain good relationships among members of the family

IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPSIMPORTANCE OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

1. Provide love, protection and guidance2. Help to build your confidence and self-esteem3.Provide a sense of belonging and independence

Discipline requires a lot of time and patience. Depending on the age and level of understanding of a child, it may be necessary for parents to explain what the child did wrong, why it was wrong, and the consequences that he or she will have to live with. This takes a significant amount of time. Unfortunately, because of busy and stressful lives, letting issues go is easier than addressing them directly.

Also, parents who suffered abuse as children can often find it difficult to discipline their children. Because of the cruel way their parents treated them, they confused abuse with discipline. Now as adults they believe that discipline is abusive. They may fear that if they get angry with their child, they could easily cross over into the same abusive patterns their parents practiced. Or, they believe that discipline will damage children’s self-esteem and confidence. Fearing that discipline will scar them emotionally, they let many issues go.