Study the Ways of Dealing with the Family Rules and Family Teachings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

The genealogy of the Ming and Qing Dynasties pays great attention to teaching some methods of dealing with affairs to descendants, in order to pursue the harmony of the family. Through the analysis of the family rules of the Ming and Qing Dynasties related to the way of doing things, such as being kind, safe life, cautious words and deeds, generous and humble, to explore the way of doing things at that time, to give some enlightenment to people in today's society.

Parents’ Creative Self-Concept and Creative Activity as Predictors of Family Lifestyle

Family rules, routines, and resources shape children’s creativity. However, little is known about how parents’ creative self-concepts and creative activity are related to the lifestyle adults create in their families. Family lifestyle might be operationalized as referring to domain-general dimensions of family social functioning (cohesion, flexibility, communication, and family satisfaction) and domain-specific factors related to creativity, namely, family climate for creativity (encouragement to experience novelty and varieties, encouragement to nonconformism, support of perseverance in creative efforts, encouragement to fantasize). To explore the link between parents’ creativity-related characteristics and family lifestyle, 303 Polish parents (57% mothers) of children aged between 6 and 10 (M = 7.99; SD = 1.38) reported on their creative self-concept (creative self-efficacy and creative personal identity), creative activity, overall family lifestyle, and climate for creativity in their families. We found that parents’ creative self-concept and their creative activity predict support for creativity in the family and more general balanced and satisfying family relationships. We discuss these findings, point new paths for future research, and suggest possible interventions to strengthen families as creativity-fostering environments.

Effective Social Marketing to Improve Parental Intentions Giving More Fruits and Vegetables to Children

There is a need to monitor the growing prevalence of childhood weight issues and obesity worldwide. Parents can establish a set of family rules regarding child behaviors, but parents’ favorable attitudes toward healthy nutrition are also necessary. Despite the importance of this issue, there has been very little research on the most efficient means of communication to improve parental intentions to give fruits and vegetables to their children. Social marketing plays a key role in formulating effective communication campaigns targeting parents. We focus on two elements of the communication process, the message endorser and the message framing, and run an experiment with a sample of parents. Results demonstrate that parental intention to provide fruits and vegetables to children will be higher when the related message is backed by an expert endorser (vs. a celebrity endorser), the message is positively framed (vs. negatively framed) and when the message is emotionally framed (vs. rationally framed). Moreover, there is an interaction effect between the influence of the expertise/celebrity characteristic of the endorser and the message framing on parental intention to provide fruits and vegetables, and the effect is higher when the rational message framing is endorsed by an expert.

Evolution of individual preferences and persistence of family rules

How does the distribution of individual preferences evolve as a result of marriage between individuals with different preferences? Could a family rule be self-enforcing given individual preferences, and remain such for several generations despite preference evolution? We show that it is in a couple’s common interest to obey a rule requiring them to give specified amounts of attention to their elderly parents if the couple’s preferences satisfy a certain condition, and the same condition is rationally expected to hold also where their children and respective spouses are concerned. Given uncertainty about who their children will marry, a couple’s expectations will reflect the probability distribution of preferences in the next generation. We show that, in any given generation, some couples may obey the rule in question and some may not. It is also possible that a couple will obey the rule, but their descendants will not for a number of generations, and then obey it again. In the long run, if matching is entirely random, either everybody obeys the same rule, or nobody obeys any. If matching is restricted to particular subpopulations identifiable by some visible trait, such as religion or color of the skin, different subpopulations may obey different rules. The policy implications are briefly discussed.

The Lone Caregiver

Lone caregivers derive from families with low conformity and conversation. Regular exchanges of interaction are not part of their family experience, nor are ritualized dates, behaviors, and times together. The members of this family group are stars in the same constellation but have no responsibility or time dedicated to one another. LOW/COLD conformity is demonstrated through a lack of consistency in family rules, sharing beliefs that demonstrate inequity, not recognizing protected family times/rituals, and avoiding the cultivation of family closeness. LOW/COLD communication is characterized by low expectation for agreement and assimilation in conversational topics and frequency of interaction. The dyadic dynamic with the care recipient may serve to be its own significant support for some Lone caregivers. These two collaborators, in some care situations, may share the burdens of decision-making, planning, and even care management. The absence of a family support network moves the Lone caregiver outside of family structures to develop resources and help in caregiving. Healthcare providers and system resources are especially vital in supporting care decisions, goals, and self-care. The Lone caregiver has high levels of facility with information seeking and care navigation/pursuit and presents to others as seeking of the most effective physical relief for the care recipient. This caregiver is particularly bound to the care recipient, vigilant about an unfolding disease path, and in high need of self-care resources and respite.

Session 9: Keys to Maintaining Progress

Session 9 involves a review with you and your parent(s) of the individual skills you have acquired in Children’s Health and Illness Recovery Program (CHIRP) and providing guidance aimed at avoiding a relapse in your improvement. Key components of CHIRP are emphasized as they apply to your “Working Toward a Normal Daily Schedule.” The benefits of improved sleep and activity level, increased social contacts with peers, and increased comfort in assertively communicating with others are reinforced as critical for continued progress. Your parents are encouraged to support and trust your efforts in becoming more independent in managing various aspects of your medical condition, as well as in your decision making in setting a personal schedule and making lifestyle choices. Family members are strongly encouraged to continue to follow family rules for communicating about symptoms and resolving conflicts as discussed in the CHIRP sessions.

Session 9: Keys to Maintaining Progress

Session 9 provides a review of the individual skills the teen has acquired in the Children’s Health and Illness Recovery Program (CHIRP) with a focus on relapse prevention strategies and anticipatory guidance. Key components of CHIRP are emphasized as they apply to teen and parent strategy for “Working Towards a Normal Daily Schedule.” At this point in the program most teens should have recognized the benefits of improved sleep and activity levels, increased social contacts with peers, and increased comfort in assertively communicating with others. Parents should demonstrate an increased willingness to support and trust their teen in becoming more independent in managing various aspects of their chronic illness, as well as in decision making in setting their personal schedule and making lifestyle choices. A key component to success in sustaining these gains is the willingness of family members to continue to follow established family rules for communicating about symptoms and resolving conflicts.