Term Papers on Family

Term Paper Title	Family
# of Words	1570
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	6.28

Family

Any child who grew up in a large family can tell you that staying in the bathroom for more than a minute without someone trying to bang it down is luxury. It is understood that time alone or any privacy at all is not even an option. This can be pretty frustrating because, in a big family, everybody needs to know everybody’s business. Having more than one child may, on the surface, seem like a negative way to raise a family. However, growing up with brothers and/or sisters has the potential to make a child an overall, well-rounded person who is sociable, giving, and always learning to compromise in any given situation. Although a single child may have the benefit of receiving more attention, they can also lack the ability to learn important qualities later on in life; or not even at all because they don’t have consistent and constant interaction like children with siblings. These children, unfortunately, often don’t understand the importance of compromise. Most of the time, the world revolves around them, at least in the early years. These children have a more difficult time adapting in a social setting like school. Children with siblings, by contrast, have already been exposed to the art of negotiation long before school begins. They know that in every situation a little give-and-take is necessary to get what they want. For example, if an older child wants to watch a specific program on television and their younger sibling is arguing, the older child knows that offering an otherwise coveted toy will allow them to watch what they want. It is this constant give and take that helps children with siblings adapt easily in almost any situation. One major time children interact together is during dinner. For children with at least one sibling, the dinner table wouldn't be the same if there weren’t more than three people eating together. One of the best ways for a child to become sociable is when they are around a big family at dinnertime. This allows a child to learn to communicate with other people in a social way and it also teaches the child to learn to become more respondent and intuitive. They learn that, for example, if they want an extra helping of potatoes, they better take it while there is still some left. They know that if they stand back and let others take what they want first, they will be left without anything at all.

Growing up in a family where there is a lot of energy through the house can only have a positive impact on a child’s life. A child learns to become more sociable and interactive because throughout their childhood they learn to communicate with other siblings even when they don’t want to communicate at all. Sometimes a child can grow up sharing a room with another sibling. This creates a companionship and trust that in the long run can only produce more friends. The companionship and trust is created over time because the siblings are with each other 24/7 and they learn to respect and share the same space. Children with siblings often realize at an early age that being quiet doesn’t earn them extra brownie points. This teaches a child to become forceful and to stand up for what they believe in. For example, when the older intimating brother steals that favorite doll from the younger sister, the sister realizes relatively quickly that crying is not only going to not get the doll back but, in fact, will make things worse. That child learns to stand up for herself and not to give up until that very fashionable Barbie Doll is in their arms once again. This teaches a child that sometimes you have to be loud and dominant because you might not get what you want if you become passive.

Having a big family can only contribute to a child becoming more sociable and outgoing in the workforce. It can allow a more confident and strong-minded worker instead of a timid and quite one. In the work force employer’s look for people who are vocal, and have a great ability to communicate with other people. When presenting an idea in front of a...

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