RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF FAMILY MEMBERS


SS1 CRS
2nd Term

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF FAMILY MEMBERS
The family is the smallest unit of the society. It is a group of people with immediate blood relationship. Persons that are of the same family are expected to love and care for one another. It is this love that defines the obligation each member has towards the other.
Types of family: (1) Nuclear Family: this type of family is made up of Father, Mother and Children only. (2)Extended Family: this type of family is made up of Father, Mother, Children, Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunties, Uncles, Cousins, Nephews, Nieces, etc.
Rights and duties of family members (Col 3:18-22, I Pet 3:1-7, Eph 5:21-33)
1.The Father: he is the head of the family, and therefore has the right to be obeyed by other members of the family. His duty is to provide for the family the basic necessities of life.
2.The Mother: she should be the role model for her children, hence she has the duty of living an exemplary life, bringing up the children in a morally acceptable way, and giving them their first socialization.
3.The children: they have the duty of obeying their parents, and the right to be loved, cared for and provided for.
Behaviours which could destabilize a family: (1) Hatred (2) malice (3) wickedness (4) envy (5) disobedience (6) anger (7)infidelity (8) disloyalty (9) pessimism (10)selfishness

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