Hello Everyone!
This week has been interesting I have been able to learn more about families and I would like to share all that I have learned so far. I also would like to clarify that we all come from different backgrounds, families and at some point, we might differ in some way or other about certain topics, especially when it is about families because it is one of those things that everyone treasures and love. I just want to remind you that the information that I am going to share will be what I have learned and my thoughts about it. If you disagree at some point with something that I will share, please make a respectful comment and I would love to learn more about why we differ in our opinions and learn from you.
In my Family Relations class this week we discussed how families are nowadays changing. Affected by one fact or another. Something that we talked about and that was interesting is that we are being invited to fewer weddings, but why? Lately, young adults are not considering themselves adults until they become 25 years old or more before this age, they are not considered themselves adults. Many decide to wait to marry until they have their degree or even more schooling. Others decide to have different experiences like traveling, partying, or as they call it enjoying life before committing themselves with someone else in marriage. Marriage is the legal union of two people in a personal relationship. Fewer weddings are happening than before due to the facts mentioned before and at the same time, the fact that fewer people are getting married the chances to have a stable traditional family are fewer. Many couples are more open to have a common-law in which they live together but they are not willing or ready to take a bigger commitment. The rates not only in the United States have changed but also around the world fewer people are getting married and are more common to meet people who are in cohabitation which also affects them from having children or have children and remain together as a family.
Families are one of the most important things that help society from continuing working functionally through procreation and socially, due to the fact fewer people are getting married and not having an established commitment they are also not having babies or having babies at an older age. As I was talking with a friend, whose mom got married when she was 30 years old and had her first baby when she was 40. As she has grown up her mom used to tell her how hard it was for her sometimes to do many things at an older age as she commented her mom used to say “I had to be young to keep taking care of you guys,” I think this is so true our bodies do not remain as young as when they are 20. The changes on when to have children and time to marry someone are also postponed as it becomes more normal by society for two people to cohabitate and have children outside of the bonds of marriage.
Marriages help in an incredible way to maintain families together in the majority of cases–of course, there are always exceptions-but overall when families are kept together it helps the development of the children not only emotionally but also cognitive, social and it helps them to have an example from their parents to know how to act in different situations. Everyone first teachers were our parents as we grow up we see their examples and strive to be like them because they are the best people that we know as we grow up many experiences also shape us-nurture-and help us to become who we are or who we will become.
Please leave a comment and feel free to share experiences or thoughts that you had as you read this. Remember do it in a respectful way.
Looking forward to next week,
Nahomy S.
Good info!
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