According to Garris L. Christian (2006), he describes the six characteristics of families, which are based on their own beliefs, cultural background and family tradition. Three of the six characteristics that speak strongly to me are role, rule and hierarchy. The family role can be described as never good enough, peacemaker, everyone feels responsible within the family, lots of activities, overworked, helpful at home and/or outside. Each role has certain behavioral expectations. These family role characteristics constitute a very positive behavior, but it can also have negative consequences. Ruling families follow the tradition where the eldest person in the family sets standards and loyalty to parents, brothers or sisters. The term hierarchical family structure among male and older family members occupies a higher status. This would involve children obeying strict family rules from their parents and adopting a higher status attitude. Garris (2006) states in the article regarding the role of family, which illustrates my family system. The family system has a significant impact on family members. I reviewed my family members. Everyone had a particular role, one became very “helpful”, and the others became very “helpless”. For example, I have a brother who was a “silence aide” and who was very hardworking. Whenever my mother or father needed his help, they naturally called him. They forgot he wasn't there or wasn't available at that time. Even when he went to church or school, teachers or church members always asked him for help. On the other hand, another brother still liked to count on my good assistant brother until now. According to the article, it says: "There is usually a peacemaker, a clown, a savior... in the middle of a paper... misdemeanors, misunderstandings and even hostility can arise towards children, families and teachers. » (Garris, 2006, p. 5). Family rules sometimes create a dilemma for children. Children are not able to distinguish between right and wrong. The article and my life experience helped me understand the six characteristics: boundaries, roles, rules, hierarchy, climate and balance, and how they work. Every family is unique. I believe that as an early childhood educator we must have these skills and knowledge in order to help children and their families. According to Gui (2006), “Making an effort to understand families will open up opportunities to better serve children and their families (Garris, 2006, p. 8). The more we understand a child's family, the better we serve them, because we can get a lot of information about children through their parents..