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foster-Placing a child in the temporary care of a family other than its own as the result of problems or challenges that are taking place.

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advantage-

Can be very rewarding

Giving a child stable home

disadvantage-

Child has difficult problems from past

Becoming attached to child who will eventually leave

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legal guardian-A person who has financial and legal responsibility for a child 

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advantage-Child has a temporary safe home and Guardian can legally register them for school, handle medical needs, etc.

disadvantage-Child doesn’t have security of permanent home and Child doesn’t have security of permanent home

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blended/step-A couple and one or more children from a previous relationship and one parent becomes a stepparent

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advantage-

Having new experiences

Blending traditions

disadvantage-

Blending personalities

Change in rules

Adjusting to new styles

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nuclear family- couple and their children  

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advantage-parents share child care responsibility and children have support of both parents.

disadvantage- balancing family and work

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couple-Two people in a long term relationship (usually means married) with no children

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advantage- income , focus on each other and divorce without kids.

disadvantage- career conflict and easier to without kids

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single parent-One or more children living in a house headed by one parent

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advantage-

Not having parents that disagree on raising a child

disadvantage-

Managing ALL the responsibilities of family life and

Time and energy

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Adoptive- couple legally adopts child with No biological link to parents.

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Advantage - Can be a parent if they can’t have children and child has a family.

Disadvantage -

Parents may worry about biological parents wanting child back

child wants to find bio family

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extended family :Family with a relative living with them – aunt, uncle, grandparent, cousin

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advantage- extra help and more family time

disadvantage- getting along with others & boundaries