Family Interview Paper

During my parent interview many of the parents had a different idea of what was stimulating for their child. All the parents, however, realized the importance of stimulating their child during play especially as an infant. The parent’s children ranged from six months to 5 years old (Derryberry, Boster, & Lashae, 2015). This also shows that the parent can have varying opinion based on what their child needs in that particular developmental period. All the parents were extremely concerned with what the child was getting out of play. They also agreed anything educational always was better than what the child in question may want. I think that especially come into play for toddlers, because they are trying to interact with the environment even in stores.

In life many individuals will experience the joys of marital bliss with the pleasure of happiness when they see their spouse, the thought of living their entire lives together, starting and raising a family, the process of buying their first home together as a married couple, and overall embarking on a new and profound journey with the one they love; on the contrary however many of these same couples will encounter times in the relationship and within their immediate family that will include feelings of: being overwhelmed, stressed, annoyed with their spouse, children, stepchildren “as many families are blended due to many first marriages ending in divorce after children have been conceived,” stress from work, bills, as well as the many other

They are on a regular diet with few restrictions on fried foods and fat intake. The children eat school lunch and the parents from outside restaurant choices. Mom tries to cook a meal a day after work or they seldom eat Subway or Pizza Hut. No variation in weight gain or weight loss reported. They try to eat dinner as a family at home on a regular basis. However, this was not feasible all of the time due to dad’s late night work hours and CH basketball practices after school. They generally get 6-7 hours of sleep per night and denied any sleep deprivation. No exercise program has been implemented by this family. CH is the only physically, athletic member. DH stated that he likes to ride his bike. The children are active in Sunday school and participate in summer camp.

While my grandfather, Frank Smith, and my great-grandmother, Jeannette Smith, were alive they resided in my home. I never met my grandmother, Georgie Smith, as she passed away when my mother was seven.

I was raised to believe that family is the most important aspect of life, and that family should stand up for one another. I took this a step father and said that friends are part of the family to. I was raised by a veteran and a mother who's side has family problems. Both of them raised me to stand up for my sisters as if no one ever would.

I had the opportunity to conduct a family interview with one individual, at the Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC). I interviewed Gerald, he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety. Gerald had an unhealthy relationship with his father, continues to have an unhealthy relationship with his step-sister and has a healthy relationship with his mother. Gerald’s parents divorced when he was three years old and his mother gained full custody of him and allowed Gerald to visit his father. Gerald has a history of alcohol use since the age of nine, his abuse of alcohol and nonadherence to his medication contributed to his incarceration. Wright and Leahey () developed the

To an autistic child immediate family that are seen on a common basis are considered the normal. This means that the child does communicate with his immediate family more confidently and fluently. Many of the family members will share repeated discussion every time they see this child in hope to receive a more in depth answer. A family member will usually stick to topics that the child is comfortable speaking about such as their schooling or topics that are of interest to them. It helps if when seeing the child you understand the child’s routine so that it is not interrupted to reduce breakdowns. If the child is in the middle of performing a certain task there is no point in trying to have a discussion

When my parents were young they both honored and revered their parents in similar and different ways, but they knew when they didn’t honor or revere them they had consequences. When my dad was ten, his father passed away, and he knew that his life would never be the same. Since he was the youngest, he felt that he had an obligation to revere and honor his mom who had to raise three kids all by herself. My dad would honor and revere her by helping around the house while she was at work, participate in Jewish holidays with her, and try to be respectful towards her. If he was not respectful he would get a physical punishment. My mom was different, she had two parents who were less strict. When my mom was a teen she would have the same consequences I did. She would have to listen to them, spend time with them, represent them well in public, and be the best person that she is capable of being. If she did not follow these guidelines, she would get privileges taken away like her car or not being allowed to go to parties. Now however, they both make a huge effort to reach out

The family structure of children living in nontraditional homes is increasing because the rate of divorce has increased. Statistics from the US Bureau of Census indicates that fifty-percent of families who were once married are now remarried or re-coupled, thirteen-hundred new stepfamilies are forming every day, one out of two marriages ends in divorce, seventy-five percent of divorced couples end up remarrying, fifty percent of the sixty million children under the age of twelve are currently living with one biological parent and that parent’s current partner. (Stepfamily Statistics, 2018).

I chose my mother as one of the two family members to Interview. One major value that meant a lot to her and her family growing up was making the most out of what you have. Based off of this statement alone, I could tell that she must not have had much growing up. My mother’s parents didn’t make much, and for her parents it was hard to feed and take care of her and all of her siblings. She lived a seemingly rough life, but she became a better person because of it. She talked about how she learned a lot from her mother, who worked extremely hard to keep her family safe and fed. An example of making the most out of what she had was both disgusting and sad. My mother always tells my siblings and I about how when she was a kid she would be forced

My family health assessment was conducted using the 11 Gordon functional health pattern. Marjorie Gordon’s functional health pattern is a guide for establishing a comprehensive nursing date base, using the 11 categories enable nurses determines the following aspects of health and human function (Gordon 1987). The Gordon 11 functional health patterns are health perception/health management, nutrition, elimination, activity/exercise, cognitive, sleep/rest, self perception/self concept, roles and relationships, sexuality and reproduction, coping and stress tolerance, values and belief. This paper will summarize the findings of each health pattern as well as the family based nursing

The person I choose to interview was my mother Elizabeth . The reason I chose to interview her was that I wanted to gain a closer bond with her. She is the closet relative living from which I could gain the most knowledge.

For the purpose of this essay, I interviewed my younger brother who is an 18-year-old college student over a phone call, for about an hour. I did this interview through phone call because currently we are living thousand miles apart from each other. I decided to interview my brother because I want to find out whether we have the same view about our family or not. I think siblings might have quite similar view about our family, so, I want to find out if it is true or not. Firstly I asked him about his definition of family. He said that basically family is a parent that living with their biological children under one roof. However, he added that family could also be anybody that takes care of you, or simply someone that you love and who loves you back and ready to help you whenever you need help. He also pointed out how he includes his best friend as his family even though they are not blood related.

To answer the question of what defines normalcy in my life, I look to two of my experiences: “It’s not Divorce. And It Doesn’t Define Me,” and, “Morey’s Piers will be Closing in 5 Minutes...” These two memories deal with feelings surrounding family structure and class, respectively. In the first experience, one of my relatives referred to my father as my mother’s “ex-husband.” What I interpreted then as pure anger, I now don’t believe is solely anger at all. I think hurt and confusion contributed to my shock. I remember that I asked myself, “Did my parents divorce and not tell me?” a thought I discarded as impossible. My parents separated, they did not divorce. The question is, why does that matter so much to me? I think I became so upset because that word threatened the very unstable notion of family that I had left. My understanding of family was partially location based, but mostly media based, which is a culturally specific location within itself. Of my friends, most of their parents were still together. Some were not. But those with divorced parents had a system worked out. While different, their family structure still made sense. Mine did not. So, I have to consider the movies and television shows I’ve seen that depict families. I’ve seen married parents, divorced parents, single mothers and fathers, and extended families. Never once have I seen separated parents. My idea of normalcy excluded my own family. In multiple theories, authors discuss the consequences and realities of those that fit into “less than” categories. Categories themselves, Crenshaw claims, are “intrinsically negative,” and work to “exclude or marginalize those who are different (1242).” But what about those that don’t fit into a category at all? In reflection, I may have been so angry that this relative was trying to place my family into the category of divorce because I knew my family existed outside of normalized categories. While unknown, confusing, and invisible, our situation did not necessarily carry negative connotations. I was actively resisting being placed into a negative category, something worthy of pity and being looked down upon. I wasn’t the norm, but I was invisible. So, somehow, that made me safe.

I will be observing my Family members (Brother, Dad, Mom). A symbol we commonly use in our family is a Cross. There are many Crosses hung up around our household that represents our love for God and Church. It is a very important and symbolizing piece in our household that we hold very dear. My family believes in Christianity and the importance of God. My Parents also believe republicans are reasonable people and that you should earn what you work for. My parents value discipline and good morals in our household. They believe we should always work hard towards our desired goal. Having good manners is also another very important value in our family for example my brother and my dad are expected to hold the door open for my mom and I