Transcript Lifetime Health - Alamo Heights Independent School District

Chapter 17
Contents
Marriage,
Parenthood,
And
Families
Section 1 Marriage
Section 2 Parenthood
Section 3 Families
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Chapter 17
Section 1
Marriage
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Section 1 Marriage
Healthy Marriages: Working Together
• A marriage is a lifelong union between a husband
and a wife, who develop an intimate relationship.
• A healthy marriage requires that both partners work
together to meet each others’ needs.
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Section 1 Marriage
Healthy Marriages: Working Together
• A healthy marriage requires:
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Love
Commitment
Compromise
Emotional intimacy
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Section 1 Marriage
Emotional maturity
1) the ability to assess a relationship or situation
and
2) to act according to what is best.
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Developing Your Relationships
• What are our values and beliefs?
• Should we have children?
• How will we handle conflict in the family?
• Should we both work outside the home?
• Where should we live?
• What are our economic expectations?
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Stresses of Teen Marriages
• independence from parents and family
• financial worries
• changes in relationships with close friends
• possibly delaying education
• interaction with in-laws
• concern for a spouse’s emotional and physical
well-being
• possible parenthood
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Section 1 Marriage
Divorce and Remarriage
• A divorce is a legal end to a marriage.
• Reasons that people divorce include:
• abuse or addiction
• emotional immaturity
• unfaithfulness
• communication problems
• unfulfilled expectations
• different financial habits and goals
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Divorce and Remarriage
• When parents get divorced or remarry, teens often
face difficult changes and emotions.
• When coping with divorce or remarriage, keep in
mind:
• Your parents are doing their best to deal with a
difficult time.
• Don’t take anger out on others.
• Deal with your feelings constructively.
• Don’t blame yourself.
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Section 2
Parenthood
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Section 2 Parenthood
Bellringer
What are some of the responsibilities
of being a parent?
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Section 2 Parenthood
Objectives
1. Name three responsibilities of parenthood.
2. Identify how a parent’s behavior can affect
his or her children.
3. Describe three traits you would like to
develop before becoming a parent.
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Responsibilities of Parents
1. During pregnancy, mothers and fathers must avoid
drinking, smoking, and taking drugs. These can
have serious effects on a developing baby.
2. Parents must spend lots of time with their children
and make sure their emotional needs are met.
3. Parents must make sure their children are safe.
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Responsibilities of Parents
4. Parents must have or earn enough money to make
sure their children’s basic needs are met.
5. Discipline is the act of teaching a child through
correction, direction, rules, and reinforcement.
Proper discipline is important for a child’s
maturation.
6. As children become teens, parents must adapt to
the changes, be supportive, and allow the
relationship to grow.
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Effects of Parental Behavior
• Children are highly attentive to their parents’
behaviors.
• The way parents behave shapes the way a child
feels about himself or herself and shapes the way he
or she interacts with the world.
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Effects of Parental Behavior
• Parental behaviors that build self-esteem include:
1. giving children time, attention, and physical
intimacy
2. establishing clear rules and limits
3. listening and communicating with children
4. praising positive behaviors and good choices
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Section 3
Families
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Section 3 Families
Objectives
• Discuss why family relationships are
important.
• Describe different types of families.
• Name the characteristics of healthy families.
• State four ways to cope with family problems.
• List three ways that you could help make
your family healthier.
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Family Relationships Are Important
• They Influence our emotions and help shape our
character, positively and negatively.
• Family relationships teach us how to love and be
loved (both positively and negatively).
• Because families are important, it makes sense to
invest time and energy in your family relationships.
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Types of Families
• Nuclear family: a mother, a father, and one or more
biological or adopted children living together.
• Blended family: the biological mother or father, a
step-parent, and the children of one or both parents
(Brady Bunch).
• Single-parent family: a single father or mother and
his or her children.
• Extended families: the people outside the nuclear
family but related to it (aunts & uncles, cousins,
grandparents, etc).
• Foster family: a person or couple not related to the
children that cares for the children temporarily.
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Section 3 Families
Characteristics of Healthy Families
• Effective communication
• Respect
• Commitment
• Love
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Section 3 Families
Coping with Family Problems
• All families have problems sometimes (can arise
from stresses inside or outside the family).
• More serious family problems may involve abuse.
• Sometimes seeking support outside the immediate
family can help you cope with family problems.
• Family counseling involves counseling discussions
that are led by a third party to resolve family
problems.
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