For a child, the family structure is their only understanding of society and of relationships. A child rarely interacts with society, unless it is through his or her family. A child is wholly reliant upon family to provide friends, shelter, food, entertainment and love. Families, as such, have the enormous responsibility of imposing a value system upon their children. Two stories, The Purple Jar and Little Angels, Little Monsters, describe the family relationships and their impact on the family's children.
[...] While some of these questions can never be answered with certainty, it is clear that family plays a very significant role in a child as he or she learns appropriate modes of interaction and the intricacies of relationship building. Society, too, plays a part in instilling these lessons. Children are impacted most wholly by their families, foremost their parents who teach life lessons, responsibility and appropriate behavior. Next, a child's interaction with siblings and other family members allows the child to learn appropriate modes of sharing, giving and learning. [...]
[...] Importance of the family structure in a child's life For a child, the family structure is their only understanding of society and of relationships. A child rarely interacts with society, unless it is through his or her family. A child is wholly reliant upon family to provide friends, shelter, food, entertainment and love. Families, as such, have the enormous responsibility of imposing a value system upon their children. Two stories, The Purple Jar and Little Angels, Little Monsters, describe the family relationships and their impact on the family's children. [...]
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