Family Studies - Feb19

Students assigned a project - "The CD Cover".  Students were given the class to work on their projects.

Finished up by watching a TED talk by Amy Cuddy that linked body language (COMMUNICATION - our next topic) to SELF-AWARENESS.

Family Studies - Feb 17

Once again we reviewed the 4 aspects of Healthy/Unhealthy characteristics of Family, what we need to remember about "perceptions" and how self-worth is developed.

Self- Worth continued - read the poem, "There's a Hole in my Sidewalk" and discussed how it related to "taking responsibility for self".

Discussed how feelings of appreciation, love, acceptance and belonging impact self-worth.  And obstacles to people feeling accepted.  We focussed on how the media plays a role in our self-worth and watched a TED talk called, "Killing us Softly."

Handout:  Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs - Explained theory and discussed how it relates to Self-Worth.

Journal #2 assigned - relating to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

Family Studies - Feb 16

Reviewed much of what we have learned up until this point - Function of families, Structure of
       families, changes in society related to family, perceptions, and the 4 aspects that impact the
       health of families.

Continued with Self-Awareness activities - students were asked to consider 5 strong VALUES that they have and find a quote to go with each one.

We discussed what it means to "take responsibility for oneself" and how this impacts our self-worth.  We watched two short youtube videos called "Panyee FC" and "Too Shy." Then discussed how each video was an example of "taking responsibility".

Family Studies - Feb. 13

- Introduction of Family Dynamics
     - handout that discusses both unhealthy and healthy characteristics of a family.
    -Health of the Family (that we will be studying) is defined by 4 aspects
            -Self Worth, Communication, Family Rules/Expectations and Link to Society

          -We will start by looking at Self-Worth - what it means and how it is developed.
           -Developed through;
                      Self-awareness - aware of one's strengths, traits, feelings, etc.,
                              -took a Myers-Briggs Personality Test
                     Feeling appreciated, loved, a sense of belonging and acceptance.
                     Taking responsibility for oneself

   -Perceptions - what they are, what we need to understand about them and how they impact our life.

Family Studies - Feb 11

Worksheet - Introduction to Family - students completed and handed back.

Journal #1 - The Ideal Future Family (to be handed in next class)

Functions of Family - handout - discussion on the importance of family to society and what purposes
     it serves.

Structure of Family - how the structures of families have changed over the past 60 years and reasons
     for these changes.

Genogram - a visual representation of their family structure - students drew 3 generations.  Due next
     class.

Family Studies - Feb 10

Introduction to the course
     -went over course outline
     -class expectations
    -looked at the article "A guide for the Wife" and discussed how much the structure of families and      the roles of spouses has changed in the last 60 years.  Watched a 20 mins. "Leave it to Beaver" episode to demonstrate some of these changes.

Family Studies 10-12