Family Influences (20 points)
Directions: In this assignment you will analyze how your family has influenced you in the
following areas: money, food choices, friends, social media, activities, dating, rules and
school
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Family Influences (20 points)
Directions: In this assignment you will analyze how your family has influenced you in the
following areas: money, food choices, friends, social media, activities, dating, rules and
school. These influences can be positive or negative.
Part One:
Use the chart below to organize your answer.
List at least three influences for each category.
Review the chart. If there are any categories you are unsure of, share your list with your
family or another trusted adult and have them help you develop the ways that families
influence preteens and teens. Make changes to the chart if needed.
Part Two:
Write a paragraph explaining how families influence preteens and teens. In your
response, include examples from the chart.
Category PRETEEN
Ages 9-12
TEENAGER
Ages 13-18
Money My parents didn’t give me money.
Some time they give me a few.
They gave me 100 dollars a month for
my lunch and others.
Food
Choices My parents cook Chinese meals, so I
eat Chinese food.
I usually buy food at school, so I only
eat Chinese food at dinner.
Friends They encouraged me to make more
friends
They encouraged me to make more
friends
Social
Media They don’t allow me to use a phone. They bought a phone for me so I can do
social Media.
Activities
They encouraged me to do what I
want
They encouraged me to do what I want
Dating
That don’t allow me to. They don’t allow me to.
Grade 10 – Comprehensive Health Education
2018 MCPS
Ages 9-12
TEENAGER
Ages 13-18
Rules They told me about our family rules. I learned more rules from them.
School
They told me many interesting thing
about schools.
They told me many interesting thing
about schools.
My families influence me when I was preteen, and I feel very grateful to them because I don’t really
know that much when I was a preteen. When I was a teenager, I start to Question them because I got my
own opinion. So I sometimes have altercation. But I know they want me to be better.
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