Family Structures and Legacies Reporting

FAMILY STRUCTURES AND LEGACIES
Family defined
Family comes from the Latin word familia which means group of people
living in the household. Family could be related by blood, by birth, or by
other relationship.
Family is the basic unit of society. It is the smallest organization in the

community. It is said to be a group of individual living together in one
household.
Family comes in different forms. It could vary from one family to another. It is
usually composed of mother, father and children; some other includes
grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relatives.
Types of Family Structures
Family structures differ from one family to another, that is why we should not
compare our family with that of others. The following table lists the different
family structures.
Table 1. Family Structures
Family Definition Example

Structure
Nuclear It is also known as “conjugal” or Mother, father, and

Family “traditional” family, consisting of children
married couples and their
offspring.
Extended This type of family includes all A family living

Family relatives in proximity, such as together with
grandparents, aunts, uncles, and mother, father,
cousins. These relatives typically children,
live together, and all share daily grandparents, aunts,
household duties. uncles, and other
relatives in one roof
Single Parent This family type includes one Father with his
Family parent and their children only. A children or a mother
single parent family could be the with her children
result of a divorce, the death of living in one
one parent, or even a single household
parent adoption.
Step Family A family where the parents have Mother, children,

divorced and remarried, bringing stepfather, and his
children from other unions kids
together to form a new nuclear
Father, children,
family.
stepmother, and her
It is also known as “blended” kids
family because two families
were combined.
Foster Family A family includes parent who Parents, children,

serves as a temporary guardian foster child
for one or more children to
whom they may or may not be
biologically related.
Adopted/ A family wherein parents may Parents (mother and

Adopt ive adopt a child to whom they father), adopted child
Family share no blood relationship, or
one parent may adopt the child
of the other parent.
Bi-racial or A family wherein parents are Filipina mother,

from different races American father,
Multi-racial
children
Family
Trans-racial A family wherein parents American parents,

adopted a child with a different adopted Filipino
Adoptive
race children
Family
Conditionally A family wherein one of the A family living

family members is conditionally together except for
Separated
separated from the others. This the father working
Family separation may be due to their abroad or a family
job or employment or could be living together except
for the eldest child
due to hospitalization.
serving in the military
Childless Married couple without children Mother and father

Family only
Gay or A family wherein one or both A lesbian mother and

Lesbian parents have a different sexual her children with a
Family gay father
orientation and part of the LGBT
community
Migrant It is a family who settles A family who

Family together in a different place; it migrated from a
could be from one place to place because the
another due to some father is a military
circumstances such as the officer
father’s job.
Immigrant A family wherein one or both Santos family whose

Family parents are already an mom is already an
immigrant of other country. Their immigrant of Canada
children may be or may not be -- their mother is
an immigrant. already a Canadian
citizen but the rest of
the family members
are not.
Family
The most important people in the lives of young children are their parents.
From birth, children depend on their mothers and fathers. There are also
people that act parent roles in caring and protecting children’s overall well-
being. They are known as “guardians”.
While parents are filled with expectation about their children’s personalities,
many also lack knowledge on how to provide the best for them. Becoming
a parent is usually a welcomed event, but in some cases, parents are worried
with problems regarding their ability to ensure their child’s physical,
emotional, or economic well-being.
Parents utilize resources which they think guarantee positive experiences

for their children.
Each of us have legacies passed from our ancestors, from generation to

generation such as culture, traditions, and customs. No matter who we are,
where we live, we have one thing in common—heritage.
This heritage is transferred to us by our parents whether good or bad.

This heritage is also called legacy, which could be passed to us socially,
emotionally or spiritually.
Transferring positive legacy to children is a delicate and important task of

adults in the family. It helps dictate the future progress and development of a
child.
It is important to remember that passing on a spiritual, emotional, and social

legacy is a process, not an event. If parents do not intentionally pass a
legacy consistent to their beliefs, culture will pass along its own, often
leading to a negative end. Parents are responsible on the process; God is
responsible for the product.
The Emotional Legacy
In order to prosper, children need an enduring sense of security and stability

nurtured in an environment of safety and love.
Unfortunately, many people struggle to overcome a negative emotional

legacy that hinder their ability to cope with the inevitable struggles of life.
This is where a family’s important role takes its place. A family can create an
atmosphere that provides a child’s fragile spirit with the nourishment and
support needed for healthy emotional growth. It will require time and
consistency to develop a sense of emotional wholeness, but the rewards are
great.
A strong emotional legacy:
• provides a safe environment in which deep emotional roots can

grow
• fosters confidence through stability
• conveys a tone of trusting support

• nurtures a strong sense of positive identity
• creates a “resting place” for the soul
• demonstrates unconditional love
Which characteristics or emotional legacy did your parents pass on to you?

Which characteristics would you like to build into the legacy that you may
pass to your future children?
The Social Legacy
To really succeed in life, children need to learn more than management

strategies, accounting, reading, writing, and geometry. They need to learn
the art of relating to people--the art of socialization. If they learn how to
relate well to others, they will have advantage in living life.
Children need to gain the insights and social skills necessary to cultivate
healthy and stable relationships. As children mature, they must learn to
relate to family members, teachers, peers, friends, and community.
Eventually, they must learn to relate to coworkers and many other types of
people in their surroundings.
Nowhere can appropriate social interaction and relationships be

demonstrated more effectively than in the home. At home, children can learn
lessons about respect, courtesy, love, and involvement. Parents play a key
role in modelling and passing social legacy.
Key building blocks of children’s social legacy include:
• respect, beginning with themselves and working out to other

people
• responsibility, fostered by respect for themselves, that is

cultivated by assigning children duties within the family, making them
accountable for their actions, and giving them room to make wrong
choices once in a while
• unconditional love and acceptance by their parents, combined

with conditional acceptance when the parents discipline for bad
behavior or actions
• the setting of social boundaries concerning how to relate to God,
authority, peers, the environment and siblings
• rules that are given within a loving relationship
The Spiritual Legacy
The Spiritual Legacy is the least in priority, but that is a mistake. As spiritual
beings, we adopt attitudes and beliefs about spiritual matters from one
person or another. Parents need to take the initiative and present faith to
their children.
Parents who successfully pass along a spiritual legacy to their children model
and reinforce the unseen realities of the godly life. We must recognize that
passing a spiritual legacy means more than encouraging our children to
attend church, as important as that is. The church is there to support parents
in raising their children but it cannot do the raising; only parents can. Parents
are primary in spiritual upbringing. Children, perceive God the way they
perceive their parents. If parents are loving, affirming, forgiving and yet
strong in what they believe, children will think of God that way.
Here are five things you do that predict whether your children will receive the
spiritual legacy a Christian parent desires. Do you:
1. Acknowledge and reinforce spiritual realities? Do your children

know, for example, that Jesus loves everyone? That God is personal,
loving and will forgive us?
2. View God as a personal, caring being who is to be loved and

respected?
3. Make spiritual activities a routine part of life?
4. Clarify timeless truth — what is right and wrong?
5. Incorporate spiritual principles into everyday living.

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FAMILY STRUCTURES AND LEGACIES

Family is the basic unit of society. It is the smallest organization in the

Types of Family Structures

Table 1. Family Structures

Family Definition Example

Nuclear It is also known as “conjugal” or Mother, father, and

Extended This type of family includes all A family living

Step Family A family where the parents have Mother, children,

Foster Family A family includes parent who Parents, children,

Adopted/ A family wherein parents may Parents (mother and

Bi-racial or A family wherein parents are Filipina mother,

Trans-racial A family wherein parents American parents,

Conditionally A family wherein one of the A family living

Childless Married couple without children Mother and father

Gay or A family wherein one or both A lesbian mother and

Migrant It is a family who settles A family who

Immigrant A family wherein one or both Santos family whose

Parents utilize resources which they think guarantee positive experiences

Each of us have legacies passed from our ancestors, from generation to

This heritage is transferred to us by our parents whether good or bad.

Transferring positive legacy to children is a delicate and important task of

It is important to remember that passing on a spiritual, emotional, and social

The Emotional Legacy

In order to prosper, children need an enduring sense of security and stability

Unfortunately, many people struggle to overcome a negative emotional

A strong emotional legacy:

• provides a safe environment in which deep emotional roots can

• fosters confidence through stability

• conveys a tone of trusting support

• creates a “resting place” for the soul

• demonstrates unconditional love

Which characteristics or emotional legacy did your parents pass on to you?

The Social Legacy

To really succeed in life, children need to learn more than management

Nowhere can appropriate social interaction and relationships be

Key building blocks of children’s social legacy include:

• respect, beginning with themselves and working out to other

• responsibility, fostered by respect for themselves, that is

• unconditional love and acceptance by their parents, combined

• rules that are given within a loving relationship

The Spiritual Legacy

1. Acknowledge and reinforce spiritual realities? Do your children

2. View God as a personal, caring being who is to be loved and

3. Make spiritual activities a routine part of life?

4. Clarify timeless truth — what is right and wrong?

5. Incorporate spiritual principles into everyday living.

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