My Family | General Knowledge Olympiad for Class 1 PDF Download

People who live together with marriage bonds, blood relations or adoption bonds, as a unit form a family.

1. Big Family/Joint Family: A family which is large in size with three or more generations such as grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins living in the same home is called a Big Family.
   
2. Small Family/Nuclear Family: A family consisting of only parents (mother and father) and their children is called a Small Family or Nuclear Family.
   

Why is Family Important?

Family is the most important thing in our life and each family member has a different role such as:

1. Family members provide love, advice, support and protection to each other.
2. Family members help to develop sense of self-confidence and self-esteem.
3. Family members provide a sense of belongingness.

How are Families Different

Each family differs from another in terms of religion, cultures, habits, language, size of families, etc. For example:

1. A family may follow Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, etc.
2. A family may speak English, Hindi, Punjabi, etc.
3. A family may have different food habits.
4. A family may be a joint family or a nuclear family.

Loving, Caring and Sharing

• In a family, each member cares for the other and participates in the housework. Grandparents share the responsibility in the form of buying vegetables from market, gardening, taking children to the park for a walk or for playing teaching good habits to the children, telling moral stories at bedtime to the children, etc. In this way, they also share household responsibilities.
• Mother cooks for everyone and does most of the housework. She takes care of the children and other family members when they are sick and also takes care of everyone in the family.
• Father goes to the office and supports the family financially. He also helps others to do household chores.
• An elder brother or sister helps his/her younger brother or sister to finish their homework, keep their toys safely after playing, takes care of the elderly in the family and helps in doing household chores.
• Younger ones help by keeping their room neat and clean. They also help the elder members by sharing their responsibilities, e.g., helping grandparents in gardening, helping mother in certain other household works.