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Families of the 21st century in all shapes and sizes. Divorce, marriage, raising children outside marriage and a host of other variables, nuclear families have become the exception rather than the rule. As little as half a century ago, children were usually raised in households with two biological parents, and chances are, both parents had the support of close family members. When he questioned his own upbringing, just had to go to one of these supporters of comfort and guidance.
Fast forward to the first decade of the 21st century, and find that the traditional nuclear family is on the Endangered Species List. Even nuclear families, homemaker and breadwinner roles have become something that makes it impossible to define and designate an "average" family. In fact, the support stereotypes and roles of housewife seldom exist, most households require two employees total income long enough to get by.
Another change significant is the parent support network once enjoyed. It was not uncommon for family members to reside in proximity to each other, if not under the same roof. Today, more and more grandparents are flocking to Florida, Arizona, or similar location to spend your retirement years, while young adults are leaving the nest in search of better career opportunities. This tendency to stretch the families around the world means less and less integrated in the support networks in our communities. Family members not only served as mentors and models, but often as a sounding board or caregiver emergency. Parents and grandparents have been respected and looked guidance in difficult times. As a society, we admired and respected their stories of resistance, the economic challenges survivors, marital problems and a myriad other circumstances associated with their time. In our role models that inspired us to work hard and persevere.
In addition to the extended family, we lost our sense of community. Our neighbors are essentially unknown today. Fewer Americans attend church and therefore the support of the congregation does not exist for many families. Travelers and television reduce travelers the opportunity to interact regularly with people in our neighborhoods. Instead, the unit 30, 60, 90 miles to work with people of nearby cities. This in itself is not bad, but that further reduces our sense of community and support network that once took for granted.
Stepfamilies are the most common form of "nontraditional" families, but think of the many variables within stepfamilies: everything from two partners to custody of their respective children to households where a couple has children and the other not. Still there are even more types of families, single mothers, single parents, grandparents raising their grandchildren, multigenerational households, the list is endless. The custody arrangements after separation and divorce are almost as unique as snowflakes, no two are alike. Legal and physical custody is no longer automatically awarded to the mother. More and more, kids are bouncing between two families on a weekly basis.
Educators family and coaches are well suited to help parents meet the changing demands of family life. While counseling and therapy may be necessary in some cases, in general, people are in need of resources to assist in major transitions, to move forward, to balance work and family. A family coach can support parents in aligning personal goals with your values and priorities. Family educators / trainers also can address a wide range of topics, from the foster children to adolescents, childcare and elderly care and resource and referral services to connect to the existing community. With a sea of available services, the consumer can be difficult and time to accurately determine what is most suitable to meet their needs. A coach family who is familiar with the community and the unique needs of the family can take the time and guesswork of search.
Angie Blackwell is a Parenting Coach, certified by the International Coach Academy. She is also certified as a Family Life Educator by the National Council on Family Relations. She helps step parents merge 2 families into 1 so they can co-parent effectively.
Angie has 5 wonderful children (3 bio and 2 step) and 2 grandchildren. She is happily married to Darren and they live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
You can find Blackwell Family Resources, LLC at:
http://blackwellfamilyresources.com
http://blackwellfamilyresources.wordpress.com/
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