Understand the role of family
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Which family structure is the most common in the UK?
Single parent
Nuclear
Cohabiting
Reconstituted
Which one of the below is a possible pressure a single parent family may face?
Less free time to spend with children
Another adult in the home with mental health difficulties
An unhappy marriage
The child wanting to re-connect with their birth mother
Does being adopted negatively affect a child’s wellbeing?
No – there is research that suggests adoptive children are happier and do better in school than their peers in a nuclear family
Yes – any major transition can cause high levels of stress for a child
No – a safe, stable, and loving adoptive family will completely erase the trauma the child experienced prior to adoption
It has little to no effect on a child
Select 3 reasons why some couples choose not to get married before having children?
Religious reasons
Personal choice – prioritising children over marriage
Negative opinion of marriage based on childhood / personal experience
More legal protection when you are cohabiting with children
Positive opinion of marriage based on childhood / personal experience
Cost of wedding
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