DIFFERENT FAMILY STRUCTURES

THE DIFFERENT FAMILY STRUCTURES ARE:

• Step Family/Blended Family
• Extended Family
• Foster Family
• Nuclear Family
• Single Parent Family
• Childless Family/Couple
• Adoptive Family

STEP FAMILY/BLENDED FAMILY

• A household where two families are united through marraige.
• Ex. The many families in the movie "Blended".

EXTENDED FAMILY

• Several generations of family living together.
• Ex. The family in "The Croods".

FOSTER FAMILY

• Foster parents take kids into their homes and take care of them for as long as kids need. Together, they become a foster family.
• Ex. The television show called "The Fosters".

NUCLEAR FAMILY

• The father, mother, and children all live together.
• Ex. The family in the movie "The Incredibles".

SINGLE PARENT FAMILY

• The mother or father is the head of the house. The children live with only one parent.
• Ex. The family in the movie "Parent Trap".

CHILDLESS FAMILY/COUPLE

• Couples without children.
• Ex. Carl and Ellie from the movie Up.

ADOPTIVE FAMILY

• A family that has adopted children of other parents as their own.
• Ex. The family in "Meet the Robinsons".