Relationships - Family
Completion requirements
UNIT 1
For most of us, the relationships that we have with our family will be the ones that last the longest. Families come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Think about yourself and five of your friends. How do your families differ?
Chances are there is going to be great variation. It might mean having more than one place to call home. You may be raised by foster parents. You might be raised by not only parents, but grandparents and aunts and uncles as well.
Are you an only child? Do you have one sibling, five siblings, step-siblings? Your family dynamic is going to impact who you are. Can you think of one way your family dynamic has influenced you?
Nature
Genetically, you are who your parents made you and this will contribute to what you look like, certain personality traits, your IQ, and your predisposition to being athletic, musical, and/or artistic. You cannot change your genes. For example, if you were born with an exceptional voice, even if you are not given the opportunity to explore it through voice lessons while growing up, it is still there and can be tapped into later in life if given the chance. On the flip side, if you were born tone deaf, no amount of training is going to shape you into an opera singer!
Think about the genetic traits you share with your family. Which of these traits help define who you are?
Chances are there is going to be great variation. It might mean having more than one place to call home. You may be raised by foster parents. You might be raised by not only parents, but grandparents and aunts and uncles as well.
Are you an only child? Do you have one sibling, five siblings, step-siblings? Your family dynamic is going to impact who you are. Can you think of one way your family dynamic has influenced you?
Nature
Genetically, you are who your parents made you and this will contribute to what you look like, certain personality traits, your IQ, and your predisposition to being athletic, musical, and/or artistic. You cannot change your genes. For example, if you were born with an exceptional voice, even if you are not given the opportunity to explore it through voice lessons while growing up, it is still there and can be tapped into later in life if given the chance. On the flip side, if you were born tone deaf, no amount of training is going to shape you into an opera singer!
Think about the genetic traits you share with your family. Which of these traits help define who you are?
Nurture
From the day you are born, your family—the people who care for you, whether biological or adoptive—begin to shape who you are. Do a web search on how parents influence child development and you will find hundreds of journal articles written by specialists. Did you grow up spending your days at the lake? If so, you are probably a strong swimmer. If you were raised on a farm, you may be a morning person because you are used to waking up every day at 6:00 a.m. to do chores. Think about how your experiences with your family helped shape your identity.
From the day you are born, your family—the people who care for you, whether biological or adoptive—begin to shape who you are. Do a web search on how parents influence child development and you will find hundreds of journal articles written by specialists. Did you grow up spending your days at the lake? If so, you are probably a strong swimmer. If you were raised on a farm, you may be a morning person because you are used to waking up every day at 6:00 a.m. to do chores. Think about how your experiences with your family helped shape your identity.