Family

  1. How do members of a family support each other?
  2. Who do you think has the most power in the family? Why?
  3. Are good family members or good friends more important? Why?
  4. How close are you to your extended family? (Cousins, aunts, uncles, etc.)
  5. What do you think of people who marry and decide not to have children?
  6. How do you think western culture families and eastern culture families differ?
  7. What do you think is the most important thing to make a happy family?
  8. Is it better for mothers to stay at home with their kids or go to work to earn more money for the family?
  9. Many families send their children to private institutes or daycares for most of the day. Is this good or bad?
  10. How do you define the word “home”? Is it where you live, where your family lives, or where you grew up?
  11. When married people talk about having children they talk about “starting a family”. Can two married people be a family if they don’t have kids?
  12. How do you think family life is changing in your country? (Example: wife working, husband cleaning, etc.) Is this change good or bad?
  13. What do you think of gay marriage?
  14. Is spanking or hitting a good way to discipline children? Why or why not?