Chapter 17 Marriage,

Parenthood, and Families

Family Counseling• A way to help family members get

perspective and work to resolve problems in a positive way

Nuclear Family• The most traditional family structure

Extended Family• The people who are outside the nuclear

family but are related to the nuclear family and live under the same roof.

Sibling• A family structure in which relatives such as

aunts or uncles join with the core family group

Discipline• A way to help a child learn limits and

mature into a happy secure person

Emotional Maturity• The capacity to act independently,

responsibly, and unselfishly

Marriage• Lifelong union between a husband and a wife

who develop an intimate relationship

Parental Responsibility• The duty of a parent to

provide for the physical, financial, mental, and emotional needs of a child.

Divorce•Legal end of a marriage

Emotional Intimacy•The state of being emotionally connected to another person

Marriage• The best reason for two people to get married

is because they love and respect each other.

Marriage• A successful marriage depends on the

partners being emotionally secure

Good Parenting• The most important key to being a good

parent is being emotionally mature

Divorce• Usually in a divorce there are several factors

contribute Such as:

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