ARNEL MACOSE LOMOCSO

At the end of the lesson the learners are expected to:

1.Appraise one’s family structure

2. Identify the kind of care he/she gives and receives, which
may help in understanding himself/herself better.
VIDEO PRESENTATIO
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1. What is the video
clip about?
2. What message does
the video generally
convey?
3. How do you describe
a typical Filipino family?
 Family
Structures and
Legacies
Activity 1: Genogram or family tree making

A Genogram or family tree is a useful tool to gather

information about a person's family. This visual
representation of a family can help us to identify patterns or
themes within families that may be influencing or
driving a person's current behavior.
Symbols for drawing the Genogram or family tree:
Different kinds of family structures:
1. Nuclear family: A family unit consisting of at most a father,
mother and dependent children. It is considered the
“traditional” family.
2. Extended family: A family consisting of parents and
children, along with either grandparents, grandchildren,
aunts or uncles, cousins etc. In some circumstances, the
extended family comes to live either with or in place of a
member of the nuclear family.
3. Step families: Two families brought together due to
divorce, separation, and remarriage.
Nuclear family Extended family
Step families
4. Single parent family: This can be either a father or
a mother who is singly responsible for the raising of a
child. The child can be by birth or adoption. They may be a
single parent by choice or by life circumstances. The other
parent may have been part of the family at one time or not at
all.
5. Adoptive family: A family where one or more of the
children has been adopted. Any structure of family may also
be an adoptive family.
6. Bi-racial or multi-racial family: A family where the
parents are members of different racial identity groups.
Single parent family Adoptive family
Bi-racial or multi-racial
family
7. Trans-racial adoptive family: A family where the
adopted child is of a different racial identity group than the
parents.
8. Blended family: A family that consists of members
from two (or more) previous families.
9. Conditionally separated families: A family member is
separated from the rest of hospitalization. They remain
significant members of the family.
Trans-racial adoptive family
Blended family Conditionally separated
families
10. Foster family: A family where one or more of the
children is legally a temporary member of the household.
This “temporary” period may be as short as a few days or as
long as the child’s entire childhood.
11. Gay or Lesbian family: A family where one or both of
the parents’ sexual orientation is gay or lesbian. This may
be a two-parent family, an adoptive family, a single
parent family or an extended family.
Foster family: Gay or Lesbian family
12.Immigrant family: A family where the parents have immigrated
to another country as adults. Their children may or may not be
immigrants. Some family members may continue to live in the
country of origin, but still be significant figures in the life of the
child.
13. Migrant family: A family that moves regularly to places
where they have employment. The most common form of migrant
family is farm workers who move with the crop seasons. Children
may have a relatively stable community of people who move at the
same time - or the family may know no one in each new setting.
Military families may also lead a migrant life, with frequent
relocation, often on short notice.
Immigrant family Migrant family
1. In which family structure
do you belong?
2. Which family structure
is prevalent?
Activity 2: Group Activity
1.Using a diagram, present in the class the common love and care
you give and receive from your respective families.

Group 1 - will focus on the common care you give and receive from
your respective family.

Group 2 - will focus on the common love you give and receive from
your respective family.

Group 3 - will focus on how you give importance to the love and care
you give to your respective family.
Activity 3:
Give time to our family

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another

woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this
other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.”

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my

MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my
work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only
occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a
movie. “What’s wrong, are you well?” she asked.
 My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late
night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. “I thought
that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I responded.
“Just the two of us.” She thought about it for a moment, and then
said, “I would like that very much.”
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit
nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed
to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her
coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that
she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled
from a face that was as radiant as an angel’s. “I told my friends that I
was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed, “she said,
as she got into the car. “They can’t wait to hear about our meeting.”
 We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice
and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After
we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large
print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom
sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. “It was I
who used to have to read the menu when you were small,” she said.
“Then it’s time that you relax and let me return the favor,” I responded.
During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation – nothing
extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each others life. We
talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house
later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite
you.” I agreed.
“ How was your dinner date?” asked my wife when I got home.
“Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,” I
answered.
A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It
happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do
anything for her. Sometime later, I received an envelope with
a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I
had dined. An attached note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I
wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two
plates – one for you and the other for your wife. You will never
know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.”
 At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: “I
LOVE YOU” and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.
Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time
they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till “some other
time.”
Answer the following questions:

1.How do you spend time

with your family?
2.What kind of care and
love you give to your
family?
3. As a senior high school
student, how can you give
importance to the love and care
you have received from your
parents?
 GOOD
AFTERNOON