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Raising a Family
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- Did he start raising a family when he had planned to? Did it come later or sooner in life than he expected?
- Did he raise his children alone or with someone? Was there a marriage, divorce, or death that ever changed this?
- Where did he live during this time? Did he think it was a good area to raise a family? Why or why not?
- Did his family move around very much or did they reside in the same area for a long time? Was this by choice?
- How did he provide for his family? Was it hard to make ends meet or were they well off?
- Were there any special measures he took in raising his family? Did he have ways of ensuring their safety or well being?
- How did he determine what rules his family should abide by? Were they effective? Did they change as time went on? How? Did they stem from the way he was raised?
- Did he and other family members agree on how children should be raised? If not, how did it work out?
- What day-to-day activities did he do with his children? Was he with them constantly or did he work during this time?
- Did his child or children go to nursery school or preschool? What influenced his decision to enroll them? Was he happy with his decision? Was it hard on him to see his child first go to school?
- What values did he try to instill in his children? Did he succeed?
- Did he take his family on any special trips? Where did they go? Did they enjoy spending this time together?
- Was his family close or distant? Did his children confide in him or did they keep secrets?
- What difficult issues did he encounter while raising a family? Performance in school, dating and sex, going to college, alcohol and drugs, or getting married? Did they ever have arguments about these things?
- Did any of his children go away to college or the service? What emotions did he go through during this time?
- Under what circumstances did his child or children leave home? Was he happy or sad to see them go? Did their relationship get better or worse after this?
- After his children had grown, what did he think was the best part about raising a family?
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