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A Family Means Love María E. Huerta from Mexico María E. Huerta feels the most important element of a family is love. Photo: S. Peters The main factor for maintaining a family is love, but it's also important to be conscious that this feeling is pure.   From my standpoint, I think a family is a group of persons whose members love and try to help each other. One of the characteristics of this group is the motivation to help by thinking of the benefits to members. I think a traditional family is formed by a father who is the wage earner, a mother who is the housewife, and brothers and sisters. The role of each member is very important because they influence the development and behavior of the children who live inside the family. The main factor for maintaining a family is love, but it's also important to be conscious that this feeling is pure. Other factors that help to keep families together are respect and trust. Everyone in the family must show respect to the other members because nobody is more important than the others. Some people think that only the parents deserve respect, but I consider that this is not true. If the kids do not trust their parents, the parents won't be able to teach them all the experience they have. In brief, I think that a family is a group of people united not only by blood, but also by LOVE. More views on the family: How I See a Family | The Notion of Family | What Family Means to Me What Constitutes a Family? Return to: What is a family? | Issue 8 | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2008 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics mag@yahoo.com