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Family togethernessClick here for a printable version of this document The text for this topic is copyright Parenting SA, Government of South Australia."Hullo Sis; how you been?" "Alright, a bit tired, got my minya granny here, his mum is sick, she's been in hospital for a couple of weeks now." "Hey Sis, bring him over here for a couple of days, I'll watch him unna? Yeah c'mon gives you a break, and it would be good for me to see my little nephew!"
You, me, our mothers, fathers, uncles, grandparents and our cousins, we are all one big family. Our family is the place where we learn how to live, how to behave, how to treat people and how to respect everything around us. These teachings we pass on through the generations. We do this by sharing! When we are sharing our food, or our clothing, our money and even our homes, we are also sharing togetherness and responsibilities, our time, our advice and encouragement, our support and our love! All this allows our kids to know, understand and identify who they are. Even though we might live in another town or somewhere else, we are all still part of our community and can still help with the 'rearing up' of our kids. This 'rearing up' is at the heart for us as a community. It lets our kids have close contact with their relatives. Our kids are then able to learn things, and they learn by hearing what we say, watching things being done and practice what they have seen and heard. This is a very important and accepted way of our family life and is a good way for our kids to learn. To be there for each other and to have this spiritual connection is important. These things might help
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