Not exact matches
8) There is a continuing decrease in the nurture and
emotional support available to couples from their
extended family and neighborhoods, and increased searching for substitute support
systems — for example, in communes, family networks, and group marriages.
In addition to the multitude of health and
emotional benefits breastfeeding offers to babies,
extending exclusive breastfeeding to 6 months is associated with greater protection from illness, lower risk for obesity and a digestive
system that is more developmentally ready for food.
Few of us are prepared for the «
emotional shock wave» that reverberates throughout the
extended family
system when confronted with the inescapability of the loss of our loved one's physical presence.
A person's death creates an «
Emotional Shock Wave» that reverberates throughout the
extended family
system for many months or years after the salient event.
• The family as a developmental
system • The genogram and the family as an
emotional system • The marital relationship • Parenting young children and adolescents • The
Extended Family • The major issues of sex, alcohol, money and death • Summary & review with plans for follow - up and further education / interventions