Transcript Chapter 2 The Challenges of Parenting

Chapter 2
The Challenges of Parenting
The Developing Child
Mrs. Jackson
9/8/10
 Test over Chapter 1
 Turn in Chapter one packets into drawer
making sure terms and journals are attached.
 Pick Chapter 2 packet
 Read: pages 47-57
 Study Guide: Questions 1-11
 Handout: Resource Management
 A Child Called It
Terms Pages 47 & 58
 Assuming that a baby is fed every three
hours and each feeding lasts 45 minutes,
how much time does the parent spend
feeding the infant.
Journal 2-1
 Describe what you think it would be like
to be a teen parent.
Journal 2-2
 I plan on waiting to become a parent until
I…..
Study Guide
Section 2-1
1. Give a brief definition
of parenting.
 Caring for children and helping them
develop.
2. Describe 3 actions you
could take to make a positive
difference in a child’s life.
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Behave as a positive role model
Show interest in a child’s activities
Work on a project with a child
Volunteer in activities such as tutoring or
scouting
 Take a paid job such as babysitting or
camp counseling.
3. How can it help parents
to learn about child
development.
 Knowing what behaviors are appropriate
at different ages enables parents to have
reasonable expectations of their children.
4. Describe 4 actions you could
take to help build your parenting
skills.
 Take parenting or child development
classes
 Read reliable information
 Gain experience working with or caring
for children
 Ask experienced parents for advice
 Observe parents and children
5. For the parenting task described
below, indicate the correct order and
then identify the stage and time period
for each, according to Galinsky’s model.
 3 A. Authority stage-Ages 2-4 or 5
 5 B. Establish boundaries-Interdependent stageAdolescence
 1 C. Begin to imagine yourself as a parent: Image
stage-Pregnancy
 6 D. Evaluate your parenting- Departure stage-Child
leaves home
 2 E. Become emotionally attached to your childNurturing stage-Birth to 2
 4 F. Describe what knowledge, skills, and values your
child needs- Interpretive stage-Ages 4 or 5 to 13
6. Describe at least 3 ways
new parent’s lifestyles often
change.
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Less time for themselves
Must consider child’s needs first
Personal freedom limited
Less time to spend with friends or to
relax
 Plans may change due to child’s needs
7. Why might a new parent
experience some negative
emotions?
 New parents go through many changes
that may produce stress, fear, and worry.
They must deal with a loss of personal
freedom and new responsibilities
8. When new parents feel overwhelmed,
they may argue with one another.
Describe how they can get past such
trouble spots.
 Have patience
 Try to be understanding
 Communicate effectively
9. What are some of the rewards of parenthood?
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Hearing “I love you”.
Pride and love never felt before.
Helping children discover the world
Seeing the world through the eyes of a child
Sense of accomplishment from raising child
Watching the growing and learning process
Explain in your own words why each of the
following considerations is important to the
decision of whether to have a child.
A. Emotional maturity: Parents need to be
able to put the child’s needs ahead of their
own. Expect nothing in return for their
attention, control their temper, and handle
being constantly on call.
B. Desire for parenthood: People shouldn’t
choose parenthood to solve personal
problems such as low self-esteem or
marriage difficulties.
 C. Health: Some medical problems can
affect the health of the baby or the
parent’s ability to care for the child.
Pregnancy is riskier if the mother is under
17 or over 35.
 D. Financial concerns: Raising children
is expensive. Couples usually have to
change their way of life to meet these
expenses.
 E. Resource management: parents
needs to use their resources (time and
energy, as well as money) wisely to
provide for their families.
11. Give an example of a family goal that
would require parents to use good
resource management skills.
 By the time their baby graduates from
high school, the child’s parents want to
have enough money saved to send the
child to college.
9-18-09 Child
Development
 Complete Study Guide 2-2
 Take Quiz 2-2 and turn in
 Complete handout Adjusting to
Parenthood 23-24
 Complete packet
 Terms attached
 Journals attached
 Unscramble words Handout
12. What is sexuality?
 A person’s view of himself or herself as a
male or female. It includes how people
feel about themselves and their sense of
responsibility toward others.
13. How do hormones
affect teens?
 Cause changes that can affect teens
emotionally, as well as physically.
14. What personal values might a teen
use to help make responsible decisions
about sexual activity?
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Trust
Self-respect
Respect of others
Commitment
Loyalty
15. What is a sexually transmitted
disease (STD)? Identify 3 possible
serious effects of STDs.
 Illness spread from one person to
another by sexual contact.
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Sterility
Brain damage
Cancer
Death
16. What is the only guaranteed way to
prevent STDs and pregnancy?
17. Identify 4 medical problems for which
teen mothers are at high risk?
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Iron deficiency
Toxemia
Insufficient nutrition
Premature birth
Low birth weight
18. Why should teen parents make graduating
from high school a high-priority goal?
 Without a high school diploma, jobs will
be hard to get and salaries will likely be
low.
19. Why is it especially important to
establish paternity when parents do not
marry?
 Both biological parents are legally
responsible for providing for the child, so
the child’s father’s identity needs to be
confirmed.
20. How might relationships with friends
change for teens who become parents?
 May have less time to spend with their
old friends and may find they have less in
common with them.
21. When teens marry because of
pregnancy, what challenge do the face in
addition to the challenges of marriage?
 Must adjust to parenthood at the same
time.
22. What special challenges do teens
who are single parents face?
 Bear the primary responsibility for caring
for their children and may feel alone.
Need to find help and support from the
other parent and/or family members, and
friends.
23. Describe 2 types of adoption.
 Confidential adoption: The birth parents
do not know the names of the adoptive
parents.
 Open Adoption: The birth parents and
adoptive parents know something about
each other.
Quiz 2-1
 1. F, a challenging
time
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 4. F, over age 35
 5. F, Before
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6. expectations
7. interdependent
8. Ellen Galinsky
9. departure
10. Emotional
maturity
Quiz 2-2
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6. Sexuality
7. values
8. abstinence
9. paternity
10. confidential
Test Review
The stage of parenthood in
which parents begin to think
about themselves as
parents.
Being responsible enough to
consistently put someone
else’s needs before one’s
own.
A person’s view of himself or
herself as a male or female.
Chemicals in the body that
control the changes that
make adolescents mature
sexually.
A disease that is spread from
one person to another by
sexual contact.
Avoiding sexual activity
altogether.
Legally identifying the
biological father of a child.
Type of adoption in which
birth parents and adoptive
parents know something
about each other.
What is parenting?
 Caring for children and helping them
grow and develop.
Why is learning about child
development important for
effective parenting?
 Knowledge allows parents to set
reasonable expectations for children at
different ages.
Identify one task of parents
during the authority stage of
parenthood.
 To determine rules
 To clarify their roles as authority figures.
What are 2 possible ways
parenthood may impact
parents’ careers?
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May stop working.
Cut back on work hours.
Work at home.
Work flex hours.
What should new parents
who are not able to get over
their negative feelings about
parenthood do?
 Get professional help to solve the
problem.
For what 2 health problems
are older pregnant women at
risk?
 Diabetes
 High blood pressure
 Birth defects
After setting goals and
identifying resources, what
is the next step in good
resource management.
 Making a plan
How can families help teens
make responsible decisions
about sex?
 Families can pass on their family’s and
society’s values, and they can answer
teen’s questions.
What are 2 of the serious
problems teens may face if
they become sexually
active?
 1. STD’s
 2. Pregnancy
 3. Emotional and social stress
Why do teens who marry
because of a pregnancy face
more challenges than other
teens who marry?
 They must adjust to parenthood and
mariage at the same time.
Essays for Test
 Describe the challenges and rewards of
being a parent.
 Discuss how teen pregnancy can cause
problems in the following areas: Health
risks, education, finances, and emotional
and social stress.