Reflection Paper On Family

Our culture helps shape the type of people each of us become and the course we take throughout our lifetime. With a variety of cultures comes an unlimited array of life experiences which include similarities and differences between all groups of people. It is important to learn of another person’s experiences which will help expand our understanding of the world we live in. In order to get this understanding, I chose to interview a woman named Isabella who comes from a family that originated outside the United States. When her mother was still a child, she made her way from Mexico to the United States with her family in search of better opportunities. Her father was born in Spain and met her mother when visiting in the United States. Growing up in a home with two separate cultures helped Isabella become a well-rounded person and accepting of other

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.

She has a financially supportive husband who works to support both her and her children. This source of income will be beneficial for future health needs and other services they require and will ease the financial burden for them a bit.

Although I had only met her once or twice, Maria is a friend of my daughter. Some assumptions I had about Maria were confirmed and others were challenged. I assumed she came from a very strict, Catholic family and that she was born and raised in the United States. I found out that though religion is important to her, she does not attend church. Instead of being born and raised in the United States, she spent most of her childhood in Guatemala. She states that her parents are very strict and she does not get to do much socially.

My parent’s both have very hard working jobs which have inspired me to work not just hard but to my fullest extent. Money is not the only benefit, but accomplishing my goals and desires are. My mother gets what she can every week cleaning houses in the Redlands, and my father takes two buses, and one train until reaching North Miami six days a workweek. All their sacrifice is for me to have a roof and food at home, this way we can afford our duplex in Homestead. We are a low-income family in Florida who have no other family members but ourselves. Having to adjust to a new community, learning a new culture based on other traditions and an altogether new terminology has been difficult, but overcoming many of these struggles have taught me that one day I will be capable to achieve my ends. I will be helping the community that one day welcomed me, as one of their

Also enjoy working in a partnership with my families. I provide children a diverse and developmentally appropriate environment that allows them to meet their individual needs. In my program I help families achieve their goals. For instance, if a parent tells me that they want to take English classes but don’t know how to enroll. I find resources for them in the community and help them to accomplish their goals by providing the information. In the past I had a parent who wanted to further her education but did not know what to do. I provided her with information regarding enrollment, fafsa, and made her an appointment for an assessment. I informed her that the library has computers she can use in order to complete her application.

Mrs. Rodriguez use to tell me that I was capable of doing much more if I wanted. She suggested that I should go back to school and finish a degree, since what I was doing was a dead end job. She researched college information and found different programs to choose from. I was a single mother at that time and was working 2 jobs to provide for my daughter, the career that I chose required full time school and internship. I got discouraged and was going to give up.

I interviewed my mother, Stephanie Patsalis. My mother decided to get married because she wanted to be in a committed relationship. After she was married, she decided to have children because she loved the joy they bring to families. Stephanie has had a full time outside of the home since her children were born, the children’s father works in New York City. All childcare and housekeeping responsibilities are solely on Stephanie with the help of cleaning ladies and nannies. As mentioned before, Stephanie works outside the home and her workplace does a great job accommodating to her needs as a mother. Stephanie says the workplace policies are flexible with her schedule, however she says it’s still hard to juggle her career while raising her

The mother discussed how when her daughter is four she plans to go back to work, but is unsure of what she wants to do because she has not completed her associates degree and only has waitressing experience. Further, she discussed how there is sometimes a strain on finances because of the single income and she feels like she is not contributing financially. Further, the mother brought up her frustration that she feels sometimes when she needs some space from the kids, but feels bad about asking her husband because he works all day long and is tired. The mother could use career counseling in the future to gain a deeper understanding of her self and possible career options. Exploring options such as continuing her education or transferring skills could be useful for her career

A family health assessment is a significant instrument in conveying a health care plan for a family. This paper will discuss the nurse’s role in family assessment and how this task is performed. By the use of family focused open ended questions, 11 functional health patterns were covered. The health patterns were values and health perception, nutrition, sleep and rest, elimination, activities and exercise, cognitive, sensory-perception, self-perception, role relationship, sexuality, and coping. This principle is known as the Gordon’s functional health patterns. Family health assessment defines the assessment of actual and potential problems of individuals (Gordon, 1994). This assessment tool included 11 systematic principles for data collection of the family, and assists the nurses to develop a nursing diagnosis and appropriate interventions. Using Gordon’s functional health patterns, this paper will summarize the findings of each health pattern as well as the family based nursing diagnosis of each assessment. This paper will also discuss different health promotion strategies along with web-based resources, also including a system based theory guide in family assessment.

My group chose to analyze third season of the ABC sitcom “Modern Family”, episodes 60, 65 and 66 to evaluate. “Modern Family” is about a family and group of friends that depicts how communications technology has shaped the way people perceive others, even family members. In the episodes that we have chosen there are ten main characters.

One may say I come from a nuclear family, which is defined by Bélanger & Ward (2015) as “a family consisting of a husband, a wife, and their children.”(p.6) This basic definition not only disregards the vast majority of families but, also fails to describes the intricate relationships within each family. The different personalities in a family, their history, and the challenges they face together often morph and evolve the family’s identity. In the following paragraphs I will attempt to explore my family’s narrative as well as extrapolate what that means too me and my future self.

”No one is ever born into Life alone. Everyone has shared the bond of family, at least at birth, and for many people it is a bond that will follow them throughout life. For many people it is the most important bond of all.”

For this project, I talked to my dad because I realized there is a lot I don't know about him. We discussed many topics and I collected a lot of insight from him. He’s made me look at things in life a little differently too. We mainly talked about regrets and forgiveness but we discussed other things too. I asked him what things he could tell me about the importance of family, the value of money and his thoughts on aging. Also, his thoughts on marriage, our culture and how he feels about death. I started off by asking what some of his biggest regrets were in his life. He said he regretted not spending more time with his parents because now that they are gone there is no more time left. My dad wished that he had been more prepared for the things that life threw at him. Growing up he said he could have been a better person; not that he was a bad person but just realizing how much more he could have done. We then discussed his thoughts on forgiveness and holding grudges. He told me that he believed it is important to forgive but it’s sometimes difficult. Although it is better to forgive than to carry it with you because it only harms you in the end. It is also much easier to forgive others when they are willing to do the same. When it comes to holding grudges my dad told me it all depends on the person. With some people it may be harder to let go of a grudge than other people but that holding grudges, in the end, gets you nowhere.