1. Family

2. Family A group of 2 or more persons Reside together in a household
can be related by blood, marriage or adoption
Reside together in a household

3. My Family

4. Nuclear Family Made up of a married couple and their children
Usually centred around the children
Sometimes called a traditional family
¼ of families

5. Single-parent Family Mother or Father takes care of the children
Occurs as result of:
Divorce
Separation
Death
Children outside of marriage
1/8 of families

6. Stepfamily 1 or both spouses have been married before
They have children from their previous marriage

7. Extended Family
Several generations of family living together

8. Foster Parenting
Provides children with substitute families while their parents are unable to care for them
Can be for long or short time
periods

9. Adoptive Parents
A person or couple decides to take legal responsibility for a child
An adoptive child fits in to the existing family structure

10. Childless Family A couple without children
Some couples choose to not have children while others physically can not.

11. Guardians
Chosen by a family to take responsibility for a child if the parents are no longer able to.