Description
OVERVIEW
You will conduct a 45–60-minute interview of a married grandparent, great aunt/uncle, or
the eldest living relative in your family who was also a parent. The interview will
incorporate questions relating to their life including, but not limited to, their experience
and philosophy of marriage, parenting, faith, and the values system they worked to instill
in the family lineage.
INSTRUCTIONS
Questions that can be asked include any of the following:
Demographics
When did you get married?
How did you meet your spouse?
How many children did you have? Did you plan on that many?
Challenges, Obstacles and Struggles
Were there any complications in having children or raising your children?
What were the biggest obstacles and struggles in raising your children?
How did you overcome those struggles?
What role did your marriage have in how you raised your children?
Describe the quality of your marriage, especially while raising your children.
Faith and Family Values
What role did faith play in your marriage? In raising your kids? In your everyday
lives as a family?
What were the top 3 values you lived by as a family?
What advice would you give parents today in raising their children?
What advice would you give young newlyweds today as it relates to their
marriage?
Submit Family Member Interview Summary Paper
Finally, using the headers above please write a 3–4-page summary (not including Title
Page, Academic References and Biblical Perspective with Bible verses and detailed
supporting dialog) in current APA style, documenting both the experience and your
personal responses to the interview. Please reference ALL your key points/ headers.
