Abstract
The text focuses on understanding different types of family narratives and their influence on individual development. A partial analysis of three ecological theories of development (ecological systems theory, narrative model of self and ecological model of family narratives) was carried out.
The text describes the three main types of family narratives (shared family narratives, communicative family narratives, and broader family history) as well as the areas they influence in the development of the individual. Shared family narratives are crucial for the development of narrative skills, the formation of narrative identity, and the maintenance of social and emotional bonds within the family.
Communicative family narratives have an impact on building individual identity and generativity and, like broader family history, contribute to the transmission of family values, family identity and memory.