The document is a grade 4 worksheet on social studies discussing family types. It provides information on the nuclear family, listing its advantages as children living with both parents and getting to see how adults interact in a marriage. The disadvantages are other relatives not assisting in the home and children only interacting with two adults. Students are asked questions about single-parent families and their own family type, and assigned homework on the advantages of extended families.
The document is a grade 4 worksheet on social studies discussing family types. It provides information on the nuclear family, listing its advantages as children living with both parents and getting to see how adults interact in a marriage. The disadvantages are other relatives not assisting in the home and children only interacting with two adults. Students are asked questions about single-parent families and their own family type, and assigned homework on the advantages of extended families.
The document is a grade 4 worksheet on social studies discussing family types. It provides information on the nuclear family, listing its advantages as children living with both parents and getting to see how adults interact in a marriage. The disadvantages are other relatives not assisting in the home and children only interacting with two adults. Students are asked questions about single-parent families and their own family type, and assigned homework on the advantages of extended families.
Topic: Advantages and Disadvantages of Family Types
FACT/TIP: There are advantages and disadvantages of being in
different families.
Let us look at the Nuclear Family.
Types of Advantages Disadvantages
Family The Nuclear -Children live with both -Other relatives do not live Family parents. in the home to assist.
-Children get to see how -Children only get to
adults interact in a interact with two adults. marriage.
-Children get to feel the -Parents have little
love of both parents daily. support from others to help their children. ON YOUR OWN
Write the answers to these questions.
QUESTIONS:
1. Name one way in which a single-parent can provide for the
family. __________________________________________________ 2. Name the family type to which you belong. __________________________________________________________ 3. List two advantages of this family type. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
HOMEWORK:
Write two sentences on the advantages of living in an extended