“Call it a clan, call it a

network, call it a tribe, and

call it a family. Whatever you
call it,
whoever you are, you need
one.”- Jane Howard
 WHAT ARE FAMILY
STRUCTURES?
The simplest definition of what family is
according to Merriam Webster Dictionary
is “a group of individuals living under one
roof and usually under one head”, which
may also be the definition of what a
household is.
 FAMILY
 as two or more
persons who
share resources,
share
responsibility for
decision, share
values and
goals, have
commitment to
each other over
time
DIFFERENT
TYPES OF
FAMILIES
 THE NUCLEAR OR
TRADITIONAL FAMILY
Is
comprised of
a father , a
mother, and
their off
spring/s.
 THE SINGLE PARENT
Who rears the child or
children earning for the
offspring/s.
Sometimes, the single
parent will decide on
cohabiting with a
partner who is not the
biological parent of the
child.
The cohabiting partner
may not necessarily
reside with the single
parent and the child.
 THE EXTENDED FAMILY
The extended
family is nuclear
family plus parents
of either the
husband or the
wife, or both
parents ,
depending on the
arrangements they
make.
THE CHILDLESS FAMILY
Is just the couple
without any child
or children, and
who may be living
all by themselves.
They may or may
not have
household help
assisting around
the house.
 Describe the
family structure
you have at
home.
 INFLUENCE OF
FAMILY
STRUCTURE ON
THE ADOLESCENT
THE NUCLEAR FAMILY
The values , social skills, and behavior are
directly learned from parents (and / or
primary caregivers).
These are expressed in their unique
parenting styles, the nature of parental
authority they practice , and the general
atmosphere at home.
 THE SINGLE PARENT

May create an impact on the

growing child who would normally
look up to authority as role model.
Single parent try to become both
mother and father or may seek
relative to stand in to compensate for
absence of other parent.
 THE EXTENDED FAMILY

Have both positive and negative influence on the

child.
The presence of grand parents also provides the
child a sense of anchoring or rooting to the family’s
history.
On the other hand, the presence of grand
parents may create some confusion to a child,
particularly when biological parents may adopt
parenting style that is opposite that of grand
parents
 PARENTAL
AUTHORITY AND
PARENTING
STYLES
 Authoritative parenting is about exercising
control over a child’s behavior but not the
child’s emotion, beliefs, and self concept.

This psychological control impose by a

parent on a child through emotional
manipulations or the withdrawal of love and
caring can harm the child psychosocial
development and mental health
 The manner by which parents rear a child
has a strong influence on the child’s
development

Parents of adolescent need to understand

the challenges involve in their development
such as their struggle for independence and
self- autonomy, the formation of their
identity and roles , and learning the value of
fidelity in the process.
FAMILY HEREDITY
 What are the
similarities that exist
among yourself,
your siblings and
your parents?
 There are some characteristic
that are influenced by heredity,
and even environment .
One of them is obesity or
leanness , where the predisposition
towards ne or the other is often
found throughout the generations
from either side of the family
 Predisposition to certain disease are
often believe to be passed on from
one generation to generation, such as
diabetes.
Intelligence is another thing that is
passed on due to heredity , but is also
due to their factors like brain size and
structure, and compilation of many
genes resulting to intelligence.
GENOGRAM
 GENOGRAM
Is a graphical map
of a family’s history
that traces and
illustrates patterns in
its structure and
characteristic using
special symbols to
describe
relationships, major
events, diseases,
traditions, social and
personal beliefs and
rituals, and many
others.
THERE ARE POSSIBLE TRAITS YOU MAY WANT
TO TRACE IN YOUR FAMILY

Physical characteristic such as skin tone,

shapes of eyes, nose, and ears, hair, type,
baldness, disease, tendencies, etc.
Genetic or external factor such as artistic,
musical, or literary abilities, sports abilities
and personality traits. like being reserved
and introverted, being friendly, being
spend thrift.
THERE ARE POSSIBLE TRAITS YOU MAY
WANT TO TRACE IN YOUR FAMILY

Social and economic backgrounds such as

occupation or careers, educational level,
club memberships, school affiliations,
political, affiliations and others
Religious values including religious affiliation,
religious practices, religious beliefs.
THERE ARE POSSIBLE TRAITS YOU MAY WANT
TO TRACE IN YOUR FAMILY

Family values like family cohesion,

exclusivity, educational attainment, respect
for each other.
Cultural background such as provincial
origins, languages or dialect spoken, social
skills, like table manners, family traditions.
 How to make Geogram
Ask your self first question :
what is my purpose of
creating genogram?
Next decision you have to
make is to determine the
number of generations you
would like to represented in
your geogram
You may start your research
by asking your parents and
grandparents where they
took after with their heights.
Now you can design your
geo gram.
Connect symbols with lines
Use representative symbols
for the different height
categories
Look at your chart and
identify if there are patterns.
Find out if these are
consistent. If not you might
have missed some
information regarding a
person or a family. Patterns
are helpful in explaining the
height difference in your
family.
SAMPLE OF
GENOGRAM