Family Life in Paraguay
"The most important thing is family." Walt Disney
Lots of Love
Most families in Paraguay are extended meaning they live with aunts, cousins, grandparents, and other extended family members. Three or four generations most likely live together in one house or farm. Families who live in rural areas usually live on the farm together in wooden houses with dirt floors and grass or tin roofs. Urban homes are usually made of concrete and have tile roofs.
Interesting Facts
Many parents move to foreign countries or urban areas to work leaving children to be cared for by grandparents and older siblings.
Important Information
Parent/Child relationship
*children are well behaved and polite
*adult children usually care for their aging children
*children live at home till they are married, but even after they marry they usually live in a room added on or in a nearby home on the family farm.
Gender Roles
*father heads the family
*mother takes care of the household
*most rural women are involved in agriculture
*40% of the urban labor force is women
Beliefs
People in Paraguay believe that family is very important, They think that it should come first before anything else.
"Paraguay." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2014. Web. 2 Mar 2014