Parenting. Exercise 7. Family Environment

Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.

   cultivate      disadvantaged      dysfunctional      healthy      low      strengthen      unhealthy   

1. All family members need to maintain family relationships to improve their emotional wellbeing.
2. Children who were raised in an family environment are likely to struggle with difficult family relationships as they grow into adults.
3. A family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often child neglect or abuse on the part of parents occur continuously and regularly.
4. Children from -income households and areas tend to have worse outcomes than their better-off peers in terms of cognitive development and school achievement.
5. Constructive steps that can be taken to the bonds (or relationships) between family members.
6. Parents should make every effort to a healthy family environment with encouragement and support.