What is family?
A family is a small group where members are related by descent, marriage or adoption. At the same time, the family is a social, economic and political unit, which is (also) held together by various interests. It is characterized by strong emotional attachments and this is the first, narrowest circle from which
the child’s basic values, attachment patterns and the foundations of their identity are derived.
Classic –
Conventional (Nuclear)
This is the type that most people associate when they hear the word family. The family consists of the mother, father and children, the parents are married and live in the same household, and the children are related by blood or officially adopted. For a long time, only this form was considered a family, and although this kind of coexistence is not necessarily functional, under ideal conditions it could indeed be one of the best models in terms of children’s development.
Extended by:
In addition to the close family (mother, father, children), this type also includes other adult relatives, such as grandparents or an unmarried sibling of one of the parents. Common language mostly uses the multi-generational definition for this form, although it is not always generational coexistence.
For centuries, this model was considered the most common form of family,
since this type of association provided security, comfort and a win-win situation for everyone. The younger ones took care of the older ones, and the older ones were able to take care of the children and help in their education.
Unique
This type is not quite a modern form, since there were widows in the past who did not remarry – admittedly, it became rare, due to social pressure – and so they raised their offspring alone. However, in today’s society, when neither children born out of wedlock nor divorce are taboo, there are far more families where one parent raises one or more children. And although the child needs both parents under ideal circumstances, in many cases it is better to become single than to remain in an abusive or otherwise destructive, but traditional family form.
Modern times -
Mosaic
This type can also be observed more and more often since social conditioning has loosened regarding divorce and single parents. While in the past this form could only be created by the marriage of two widows – as society did not recognize either divorce or the position of single mothers -, today most mosaic families are formed by the remarriage of divorced and single parents, and only to a lesser extent through widows. The stepfamily also belongs to this type, but here only one half comes into the family as a “stepmother” with children, while the other without children.
Childless couples
– the cuckoo’s egg
Last but not least, couples who do not have children cannot be forgotten. The reason for childlessness may be that they do not want to have children, for example due to their bad experiences, fear or their way of life, but also that they cannot have children even if they want to, and they do not wish to or cannot live with the possibility of adoption. Are they only married couples/couples or are they a family?
Today there are many different types of families, and although they have different advantages and disadvantages, they can all function well if the atmosphere is supportive, loving and based on mutual respect of the parties.
New family model –
Based on the above, it can be seen that, from the point of view of raising a child, none of the family models really provide the material, moral and informal, usable knowledge that today’s people would need in order to be able to develop even faster and more efficiently be able to develop.
Machines and technological devices are already developing faster than we ever dared to think before.
Machines and technological devices are already developing faster than we ever dared to think before.
How do we bring in the backlog?
By building new foundations.
This is the new family model:
