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ALLEN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Quarter 2-
Reporter 2
FAMILY STRUCTURES
AND LEGACIES
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Regional Office No. VIII
Division of Northern Samar
ALLEN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Allen, Northern Samar
One Filipino family trait that is known across different races is establishing and having strong
family ties. Family, as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, is the basic unit of society. It is
composed of individuals living together in one household either connected by marriage, blood,
or by legal arrangement.
One of the family structures and the most common kind of structure dominated the Philippines is
the “extended family” on which, we are fond of being in the same roof together with our mother,
father, aunts, uncles, grandfather, grandmother, and cousins. In a typical Filipino family, though
an adult female member gets married, the groom will bring her to their house to live in. However,
as time goes by, this culture changes and varies, family by family across generations.
The definition of a family has changed and continues to change as lifestyles, social norms, and
standards are also shifting. The simplest definition of what a family is according to Merriam-
Webster Online Dictionary is “a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one
head,” which may also be the definition of what a household is. From a sociological point of
view, Filipino sociologist Belen T. G. Medina, Ph.D., defined family as “two or more persons who
share resources, share responsibility for decisions, share values and goals, and have a
commitment to each other over time” (as cited in Gregorio Alfonsin C. Andoyo The Filipino Family and
Filipino Values n.d.).
Family defined
Family came from the Latin word familia which means group of people living in the
household. Family could be related by blood, or 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.
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 about how best to provide 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, bad. This heritage is also called
legacy, and this 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.
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Types of Family Structures
FAMILY
DEFINITION EXAMPLE
STRUCTURE
It is also known as “conjugal” or Mother, father, and children
Nuclear Family “traditional” family, consisting of married
couples and their offspring.
This type of family includes all relatives A family living together
in proximity, such as grandparents, mother, father, children,
Extended Family
aunts, uncles, and cousins. these grandparents, aunts,
relatives typically live together, and all uncles, and other relatives
share daily household duties. in one roof.
This family type includes one parent Father with his children or
Single Parent and their children only. A single parent a mother with her children
Family family could be the result of a divorce, living in one household.
the death of one parent, or even a
single parent adoption.
A family where the parents have Mother, children,
divorced and remarried, bringing stepfather. and his kids
Step Family children from other unions together to Father, children, stepmother,
form a new nuclear family. and her kids
It is also known as “blended” family,
because two families were combined.
A family includes parent who serves as Parents, children, foster
Foster Family a temporary guardian for one or more child
children to whom they may or may not
be biologically related.
A family wherein parents may adopt a Parents (mother and
Adopted/Adoptive
child to whom they share no blood father), adopted child
Family
relationship, or one parent may adopt
the child of the other parent.
Bi-racial or multi- A family wherein parents are from Filipina mother, American
racial Family different races. father, children
Trans-racial A family wherein parents adopted a American parents, adopted
Adoptive Family child with a different race Filipino children
A family wherein one of the family Family members are
members is conditionally separated together except for the
Conditionally
from the others. This separation may be father working abroad.
separated Family
due to their job or employment or could Family is living together,
be due to hospitalization. except the eldest child who
is serving on the military
Childless Family Married couple without children Mother and father only
Gay or Lesbian A family wherein one or both parents A lesbian mother and her
Family has a different sexual orientation and is children with a gay father
part of the LGBT community
It is a family who settles together in a A family who migrated from
Migrant Family different place; it could be from one a place because the father
place to another due to some is a military officer
circumstances such as the father’s job.
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A family wherein one or both parents A family whose mom is
are already an immigrant of other already an immigrant of
Immigrant Family country. Their children may be or may Canada. Their mother is
not be an immigrant. already a Canadian citizen
but the rest of the family
members are not.
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
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’ll 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
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Division of Northern Samar
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unconditional love and acceptance by their parents, combined with conditional
acceptance when the parent’s 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’s 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:
Acknowledge and reinforce spiritual realities? Do your children know, for example,
that Jesus loves everyone? That God is personal, loving and will forgive us?
View God as a personal, caring being who is to be loved and respected?
Make spiritual activities a routine part of life?
Clarify timeless truth — what’s right and wrong?
Incorporate spiritual principles into everyday living.
ALLEN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Magallanes St., Sabang II, Allen, Northen Samar
Fb page: Allen National High School – Senior High School #tatakallenNHS_SHS