Inside Scoop...on the Family!

The family unit is very interesting to observe because so many things can be going on at once. This means that the family can be systematically set up so that each person has a job that they know needs to get done so that life goes on as planned. When the system is broken then fixes can be made. Lots of time divorce, death or other illnesses make it so one member of the system is absent. When this happens the other members can take over to fill in the missing link. The parents are responsible for nurturing and providing for the children. The children however have responsibility as well. With each responsibility comes boundaries that help to provide structure and support for the family as a whole. Salvador Minuchin was a family therapist that created a way to evaluate the relationships within a family to help them set healthy boundaries to keep the family working happily. Through lots of observation he was able to see patterns within struggling families. His method of family mapping h

Trends are not always a good thing to follow but the younger generations usually gets caught up in them. The typical trends that are spoken of would be those that are associated with the fashion world. However, these trends are not the important ones be talking about. There are many trends that are threatening traditional family life. It is important to talk about them so that we as the creators of the next generator can make educated decisions on how to raise a family. Some of the most recent trends would be cohabitation (living together without being married), people living alone, delayed marriage, children born to single mothers, dedication to work, having less children and many more. Basically what this boils down to is less traditional families are being created, with this comes less children to be the future leaders of the world.  I would like to talk about how having less children or no children at all affects many different aspects of life. Children bring light and life into

Hello everyone! I am Mariah Prado De Sellers, a current marriage and family major at Brigham Young University of Idaho. I am a marriage and family major because I want to be a counselor for parents and children that have difficult family situations. I come from a difficult family situation myself and want to share the knowledge I have gained. Children are the future of our nation, which means that they need to know of their divine potential. It is challenging to believe in ones potential when going through trials. I want to help children to believe in themselves and understand that they can have a bright future no matter the mistakes they have made in the past. I have created this blog with the purpose to share the light I receive from studying in my family relations class. I look forward to sharing experiences and knowledge with all those who view and comment on my posts. I have been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints my whole life.I was blessed with t