Family: How it shapes children’s lives

Family is a group of people whom you spend most of your life with. They

see how you act under pressure and how easily you become angered, yet love

each other despite their faults. Family is a very important part of the way a child

grows, thinks, and behaves. One’s family, especially the parents, contributes in

shaping their attitudes and minds. Family also helps to distinguish the

differences between right and wrong and gives guidance to their family in making

the right decisions. Family is defined by Webster’s dictionary as “a group of

people connected by blood or marriage and sharing common ancestry.”

Although this is the mere surface of family, most relationships within the family go

much deeper. Family units learn to depend on each other, grow with each other,

and share with each other to bring out the potential in everyone, so that it is

possible for them to fulfill their dreams. Family is so important because it is not
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