Why Family Relations Matter

     What is the first thing that comes to mind when we think of culture? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, culture is defined as, “the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time.” It also defines culture as, “a way of thinking, behaving, or working that exists in a place or organization.” Between these two definitions, we learn culture is more than just where we are from or how we were raised, it also includes the way we think or act.       Now I am sure you are asking yourself, how does culture relate to marriage and family? Well if you think about it the family we each grow up in is sort of like our place of origin. We often learn how to think and act from the family environment we grew up in. We learn how to act, what is right or wrong and how to interact with others from our family experiences! In my family growing up I learned so many things from our family culture! We had a culture of hard work, notic...

     Families are sort of like a complex organization. An organization has a president or CEO that leads the company with many other people filling roles to help the organization be successful. Some examples of these roles could be a secretary, manager, project developer, advertising crew and so many others. Similarly, within a family unite each member plays a vital role to help the family fulfill its’ purpose. Some family roles could be mother and father, peacemaker, family clown or tension reliever and filling a sibling-parental or leadership role. Unlike a company where you apply and get interviewed for positions within the company family members often grow to fill a need within the family without ever being told there is an opening or even consciously thinking they need to take on a specific family role. These roles can be filled by any individual in the family. Often siblings are influenced by their order of birth into the family but any member can take on a role at ...

  I was raised in a large family with five siblings, a father that worked to provide for our needs and a mother who stayed at home to care for and raise my siblings and me. Growing up in this environment I learned what a huge blessing it is to have parents who love and support me, siblings to learn from and play with, and to overall have a build-in support system within the walls of my own home. As a kid, I thought this family life was normal but have now realized that my family experience is no longer normal but is now more rare than common. In the last couple of decades, there has been a huge shift in what we define as family and how they are built. Many individuals grew up in broken or less than ideal circumstances which have greatly impacted their desire to possibly get married and start a family of their own. These and many other trends have shaped the world we live in today and will continue to shape our future in regards to marriage, having children, building strong families...

 Hello World, My name is Marinda and I am a student at Brigham Young University - Idaho studying Marriage and Familie Studies. Every couple of days I will be sharing thoughts, insights, and quotes about family relationships and why they are so important! I would love to hear your comments or thoughts so please feel free to leave a comment and share your insights on these wonderful topics.