Research Specifications

The present paper has been prepared according to library and documentary methods. Its purpose is to study types of Iranian families from the viewpoint of training children and comparing Islamic training and educational psychology methods. Marriage is one of the most important issues. According to Islam it is very significant. One of the important reasons is that spiritual and psychological health of the future generation owes its success to successful marriage. A healthy family educates a healthy child. The fact is that we all open our eyes in families we ourselves have had no role in its selection. However, our parents have had a leading role in its selection and formation. It is obvious that heritage and environment both influence the growth and how the individual's personality is formed. In most of the cases, individual's education and nurture are done by those who have inherited their inherent nature from them .i.e. from child's parents. In other words, family and its role in forming individual's personality are taken into account from both directions. By looking precisely at a mother's, daughter's, a father's or a son's behaviors, one can obviously perceive thinking and behavioral similarities in every field. In today's world communications technology, globalization and the transfer of the culture of the various nations to one another have been facilitated and expedited. The lifestyle of families is influenced towards influencibility from other cultures. Therefore, the influence of religious education, and one's own original culture is felt more than before. In this paper, types of families are studied from the viewpoint of type of education and interaction with children. The effects and consequences of each are criticized and reviewed separately. Religious education and the practical life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and other holy Imams along with educational, psychological methods are compared.