relationships with friends and family, as well as divorce

1. Friends, Family and Marriage

2. friendship
A friendship is a
special relationship
between people who
enjoy being together.

3. acquaintance
• An acquaintance is just someone you know.
They are not close.

4. How many friends do you need?

5. Peer pressure
Your peers are
people that are the
same age as you.
Sometimes they will
pressure you to do
bad things like
drinking and
smoking.

6. Having a falling out (not friends
anymore after a fight)

7. cliques
Popular
girls
nerds
jocks
skaters

8. Frenemies- friend, enemy or both?

9. Best friends (BFF’s)
Having a real best
friend that is good
for your life is not
easy. You are lucky
if you find a true
friend.

11. Nuclear family vs extended family

12. Family size around the world

13. Adoptive or Foster family
Foster parents take care of children for shorter time.
Adoptive parents take care until the child is an adult.

14. Taxes are lower if you are married
and/or have children. Why do you
think this is?

15. Strict parents
Some parents have strict
rules, and punish their
children often.
Are your parents strict?

16. Traditional vs. modern family
Traditional family
Reversed gender roles
in modern family

17. Good family
• What makes a good family?

18. Talk to your parents about your day.
Ask them how their day was. Don’t be
shy to talk with them about anything.

19. Try to help your family
Babysit your younger brothers and sisters.
Do chores.
Help your brothers and sisters with their
homework.
Visit your grandparents.

20. Sibling rivalry
Sometimes siblings
compete to be better
than each other.
This can be normal and
healthy, but sometimes
one sibling bullies the
other.

21. Family reunion
A family reunion is a big party where you see
people from your extended family.

22. Family heirloom
A family heirloom is a special thing that is passed
from generation to generation. My family has a Babe
Ruth baseball worth about $10,000.

23. Dysfunctional family
Dysfunctional families have a lot of problems.

24. Average age of mother at first birth

25. Marriage is common in all cultures.

26. In Thailand,
you get a
marriage
certificate
at the
amphur
office.

27. Wedding and Divorce cost in America
• The average wedding costs about $25,000
dollars (850,000 baht)
• The average divorce costs about $15,000
dollars. (500,000 baht)
Do you really want
to get married?

29. divorce
Divorce is the end
of a marriage.
It can destroy a
family.
In some cultures
like the
Philippines,
divorce is very
difficult.

31. Remarriage- Step family
When your parents
remarry, sometimes it
is difficult to get along
with your new step
family.

32. Custody การคุ้มครอง
When there is a divorce,
sometimes the parents
fight over custody of the
child.
Usually the woman gets to
take care of the kids.

33. Deadbeat dads and single mothers
Dads should pay child
support.
Single moms have a
tough time.