Select family types below to review what each entails

Two-Parent Families
Nuclear
Nuclear

Description:

Named after the nucleus (the tightly connected core particles of an atom), the nuclear family consists of a man and a woman and their biological offspring under 18 years of age. In middle childhood, almost half of all children live in nuclear families.

nuclear family: family of four smiling and hugging each other
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Extended
Stepparent
Adoptive
Both grandparents, no parents
Two same-sex parents
Single-Parent Families
Single mother—never married
Single mother—divorced, separated, or widowed
Single father
Grandparent alone