The Family and Educational Role in Changing Social Problems

Abstract

The family is the primary environment for a child's growth and progress, and the main factor through which they interact with the outside world. This makes its role fundamental in the sound upbringing of the child, influencing the formation of their social attitudes. The family aims to teach children how to adapt and coexist in society, in addition to instilling values, customs, traditions, and upright social behavior, which helps them interact positively with societal trends so they can live within it. The family also works to instill positive values in the child to distinguish right from wrong in their actions and decisions. Hence, the family's role in introducing children to positive values, instilling religious values in them, and solidifying these values in their souls to ensure a sound social upbringing becomes clear. There is no doubt that this contributes to building a strong social personality, capable of adapting and interacting with the external world. Given children's significant impressionability to the family and its behaviors, the family ensures a sound social upbringing for its children. Additionally, the family introduces them to the customs of the society they live in, enabling them to interact optimally with it and build stable social relationships that contribute to enhancing their sense of belonging and loyalty, and maintaining their social relationships within it. In light of the foregoing, this research addresses three sections: The first section discusses the concept of the family, the second section examines its structure, and the third section explores the educational role of the family.