Family Values

1. Family Values Ashley Smith-Maybon & Kylie Travers Alexander Montenegro & Katherine Bravo

2. Introduction.Family values are political and social beliefs that hold the nuclear family to be the essential ethical and moral unit of society. In today’ s world we need to have some family values that we have to teach these values to our children.

3. Connections between the cultures.. Communication Love & Respect Forgiveness & Honesty Flexibility Education

4. Familyvalues. Communication. Love and respect. Sharing. Understandingsensitivity Empathy.

5. Communication Importance placed on developing communication skills Good communication skills provide a strong base for healthy relationships Miscommunication can be detrimental to family dynamics

6. Love & Respect “family cohesion” Establish a sense of belonging in a nurturing environment Underlying message of understanding, sympathy, and empathy

7. Honesty & Forgiveness Honesty (as well as communication) provides a strong base for healthy relationships Allows an individual to develop a sense of credibility and thus respected Forgiveness allows one to unburden themselves of negative energy

8. Flexibility Flexibility is equally as important within a family as structure Strive for a balance of the two The family working as a whole to problem solve can make stressful situations less chaotic

9. Education Regarded as key to opportunity in both cultures Provides children with choices (or freedom) and the ability to develop a work ethic outside the home

10. -Tolerance-honesty-Hardwork-Forgiveness Differences in thinks and acts. Beinghonesttoyourself Nothing comes in easy Forgiveforhurt.

11. Flexibility/adjustment: Sense of belongingLoyaltyforlife Understandotherpoints of views. Belongingtothesame. Loyaltyforthefamilythat he ispart of.