The traditional Burmese family includes grandparents, aunts and uncles, and even relatives as distant as 7th cousins. Close friends can also be considered as part of the family. It is common for Burmese to introduce someone as their ‘younger brother’ when there is, in fact, no family connection at all. Children will live with their parents until they marry but will listen to the advice of their parents and obey them all their lives. Beating ones children is widely practiced and socially accepted; it is considered necessary in the training of a child.