Family Value

Families are the center of Paraguayan culture. The majority of people in Paraguay live in a family with a married couple and their children, though there is an increasing number of households with a single woman and her children. Extended family households are uncommon, though some affluent urban families will occasionally house the children of poorer relatives. The Paraguayan’s chief loyalty is to their family, and it is their main support system.

The father is the family's head and expects to be treated with respect by all other family members. In Paraguayan culture, wives are typically in charge of supervising children and managing the household, while husbands are more focused on work outside the home.

Families are traditionally conservative and protective of their children, particularly daughters. Teenage boys, for example, have much more lax curfews than their sisters. Parents expect to know when and where their children will be going. The majority of social activities, vacations, and weekends are spent with family.