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The
Family Environment
Subject Area
This activity
has been designed to cover Parenting issues in the NFB 3A1, NFB
3G1 curricula. More specifically, it forms part of Unit 1 Preparation
for Parenting (core unit) as described in the Family Studies
Curriculum Guideline 1987 page 62. This material has been designed
to explore objective G on page 63.
Learning
Outcomes
Teaching,
learning and evaluation will focus on the students ability
to:
- Identify
factors which negatively impact on the family environment with
regard to child rearing;
- Focus
on a specific factor and describe the impact the event or circumstance
would have on the family environment;
- Explore
the impact of these factors on children and apply the concepts
they have learned in a presentation, poster, or essay.
Classroom
Development
- Direct
students to form small groups, and have them consider and list
all the factors they consider to be detrimental to child rearing
in the family environment on the worksheet provided with this
guide.
- Have
the groups share their lists with the class.
- Next,
have students complete the handout Children Learn What
They Live to assess the impact of situations detrimental
to human development in the family environment.
Timing
Allow one
70 min period for students to complete this activity. Additional
time would be required for extension activities.
Resources
A collection
of materials from the print media relating to the Family
will help students to complete this activity.
Extension
Activities
Students
might clip newspaper articles/ headlines to create a poster or
bulletin board to summarize their findings.
Students working independently or in small groups might select
one of the factorssuch as divorceresearch the impact
of this event on the family environment, and create an essay,
presentation or poster.
The Family Environment: Answer Sheet
Events
or circumstances that might negatively impact on the family environment.
Example:
Divorce
- abuse
- neglect
- parental
disharmony
- incompatible
traditions
- custody
battle
- unrealistic
expectations of child
- kidnapping
of children by parents
- young
adolescent childbearing
- excessive
discipline
- unresolved
power issues
- unemployment
- debilitating
illness/ injury
- failure
to meet early childhood dependency needs
- poverty
- family
violence
Children
Learn What They Live: Answer Sheet
- If children
live with criticism, They learn to condemn.
- If children
live with hostility, They learn to fight.
- If children
live with fear, They learn to be apprehensive.
- If children
live with pity, They learn to feel sorry for themselves.
- If children
live with ridicule, They learn to be shy.
- If children
live with jealousy, They learn what envy is.
- If children
live with encouragement, They learn to be confident.
- If children
live with tolerance, They learn to be patient.
- If children
live with praise, They learn to be appreciative.
- If children
live with acceptance, They learn to like themselves.
- If children
live with affection, They learn to love.
- If children
live with sharing, They learn about generosity.
- If children
live with honesty, They learn what is truth is.
- If children
live with fairness, They learn what is justice is.
If children live with both acceptance and friendliness,
They learn that the world is a good place in which to live.
The
Family Environment
Statement: Each family creates its own environment for child rearing.
In the space below list the events or circumstances that might
have a negative impact on this family environment.
Example: Divorce
Children
Learn What They Live
Use the
words in the table below to fill in the blanks.
envy
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sorry for themselves
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generosity
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appreciative
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love
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fight
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patient
|
shy
|
like themselves
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apprehensive
|
confident
|
truth
|
justice
|
condemn
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- If children
live with criticism, They learn to ________________________.
- If children
live with hostility, They learn to ________________________.
- If children
live with fear, They learn to be ______________________.
- If children
live with pity, They learn to feel ____________________.
- If children
live with ridicule, They learn to be ______________________.
- If children
live with jealousy, They learn what _____________________is.
- If children
live with encouragement, They learn to be ______________________.
- If children
live with tolerance, They learn to be ______________________.
- If children
live with praise, They learn to be ______________________.
- If children
live with acceptance, They learn to ________________________.
- If children
live with affection, They learn to ________________________.
- If children
live with sharing, They learn about ______________________.
- If children
learn with honesty, They learn what ____________________is.
- If children
live with fairness, They learn what ____________________is.
If children live with both acceptance and friendliness,
They learn that the world is a nice place in which to live.
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