TV Family Types by Ta'Nylah Pope

Single person

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Someone who is not married and has no kids

-Pro- Time to devote to career and interests

-Con-May have periods of loneliness

Couple

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Two people in a long term relationship with no children

-Pro-Focus on each other

-Con-Career conflict

Nuclear

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Couple and their children

-Pro-Children have support of both parents

-Con-Balancing family and work

Single Parent

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

-Pro-Not having parents that disagree on raising a child

-Con-Managing ALL the responsibilities of family life

Extended

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

-Pro-Having extra help

-Con-Establishing clear lines of authority

Blended/Step

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A couple and one or more children from a previous relationship and one parent becomes a stepparent

-Pro-Blending traditions

-Con-Adjusting to new styles

Adoptive

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Couple legally adopts child

-Pro-Can be a parent if they can’t have children

-Con-Child wants to find bio family

Legal Guardian

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A person who has financial and legal responsibility for a child

-Pro-Guardian can legally register them for school, handle medical needs, etc.

-Con-Child doesn’t have a mom or dad

Foster

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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 within the birth family

-Pro-Can be very rewarding

-Con-Child has difficult problems from past