Iv had a look at the feedback form last years family studies, going to give you and over view of where people struggled
It can be hard to get started Thing about everything you need Things like contents, into and conclusion may seem like easy things to cut out to reduce words- don’t do it! They will mark you down!
If you can get ICE from any of them (husband, neighbor, friend) then that goes down well
Try and use the family tree to get as much information in as possible, with minimum word count!
Remember to find references for any information you put in from lectures. Guidelines up on blog