Since the show's premiere, the Robertsons have been busy being America's favorite big, bearded, camo-clad family. Despite their modest lifestyle and homes in the backwoods, this close-knit family has made a fortune on duck calls by turning a backyard business into a multi-million dollar sporting empire. They may be living the rags-to-riches American dream, but they're just as busy staying true to their rugged outdoorsman lifestyle and southern roots.
Duck Dynasty is a perfect example of a family culture. Family culture is the unique way that a family forms itself in terms of rules, roles, habits, activities, beliefs, and other areas. Every family is different, every family has its’ own culture.
We find identity in family relationships because we are products of our parents. Parents are the reason for our existence. As we grew up in their house, we learned a great deal from them. The barrage of information we acquire over the years of growing up, we apply, while some of the information we may wish to forget. Yet the simple fact remains that we are a natural byproduct of the relationship our parents had, and that we had been nurtured in some way by the way they raise us.
This applies to extended family as well. Our earliest memories of family are memories that can never forgotten. They are treasured beyond all other memories. Spending time with extended family brings love, and acceptance and fun.
Children feel comfort in hanging out with parents. As a teenager we struggle to find our own identity when you step away from our parents, but the lessons they have taught us remain with us even when we are with our "new family"-our friends. As an adult we begin to appreciate our parents even more, especially when we have families of our own.
What is your Family Culture teaching your children?
If we want to have a strong family culture, we need to ask look at how we operate as a family. Among others, we look at the following areas of focus:
What do you like most about your children?
What are your goals? What goals do you have for your children?
The life with your family is very important it plays a major role in your development into the person you become. The goals you set for yourself in your life are very much dependent on the life you have with your family. Those children who belong to the families which have a rich education background tend to learn more. They are interested in learning more and thus it is easy for their parents to get them educated. Similarly, for example, children who belong to a family from which a few of the people are in the field of professional sports, the kids tend to have an interest in sports and they also plan to go into the same field. The sons and daughters of stars from the film industries usually plan to follow the suit of their parents. Thus it is the effect of your family life which guides you to decide what profession you want to do as an adult.
We find out what makes them happy.favorite memories of their families are.
What type of parent are you?– what are your best qualities?
What are your family rules?
Who are your children s friends?
Who do your children go to when they need help or want to talk, and who they consider to be supportive.
What do your do for family fun?
What traditions or cultural events do you celebrate at home?
What special values or beliefs do you teach your children?
Do you have a connection to the faith community?
Family life is also important in the sense that it gives you your basic strength as a person. The people who have a smooth and well settled family life are generally less scared of life. Those who are a part of a broken family are generally less confident. These people always expect the worst in life. This is a general state of mind which results in building up of a negative personality. Family life is also important to people as it is the part of our life which has more effect on us compared to any other part of our life. The way a mother treats her kids is actually the deciding factor of what those kids will be like as human beings when they grow up.
Family - Focus On Them
The family life adds a sense of responsibility in your personality which lacks in those people who have not had a very nice family life.
Family - They Stick Together!
No matter how hard you try, you can never extricate yourself from your family. They are integral to who you are, and the harder you try to distance yourself from them, the closer they become. I would say, why fight that feeling?
You were put in your family for some cosmic (forgive me for not using a better word) reason, and it remains unthinkable to consider life without them. They stick closer than we could ever hope or reason to think. I say embrace this opportunity rather than minimize it.
So like the Robinson family on Duck Dynasty, the important thing to remember here is discover what your family culture is and then if you don’t like what you see, change it or if you love it, stay true to your self.
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