Parenthood & Families: Chapter 17: Lesson 2 & 3

What responsibility do parent’s have?

Responsibilities of Parents: Parental Responsibility: is the duty of a parent to provide for the physical, financial, mental and emotional needs of a child. Responsibilities Before Birth: Parenting begins at Pregnancy. Emotional Responsibilities: Children look to parents to meet emotional needs. Safety Responsibilities: The number one cause of death in toddlers and young children is accidents.

More Responsibilities: Financial Responsibilities: Children need basic items such as foot, clothes, & medicines. Disciplinary Responsibilities: Discipline-is the act of teaching a child through correction, direction, rules, and reinforcement. Parents & Teens: Effective communication, trust, and understanding allow a relationship to grow.

Effect’s of Parental Behavior:

What are the effects of Parental Behavior? Children learn to read their parents’ behavior and speech. If a parent is unhappy, children can feel anxious and uncertain. Common Parental behaviors that build healthy self-esteem in children include: Giving children time, attention, and physical intimacy Establishing clear rules and limits Taking the time to listen and communicate with children Praising positive behaviors and good choices

What kind of care does each baby need?

Families:

Family Relationships are Important: Families Need Time Siblings: Brothers or sisters related to another brother or sister by blood, the marriage or the individuals parents, or adoption.

Types of Families: Nuclear Family-consists of a family in which a mother, a father, and one or more biological or adopted children live together. Blended Families-If a divorced or widowed parent chooses to remarry. Single-Parent Families-Single mother and her children or a single father and his children. Extended Families: People who are outside the nuclear family but are related to the nuclear family such as aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins. Adoptive Families: Adoption is a legal process through which adults are given permanent guardianship of children who are not their biological children. Foster Families: A person or a married couple who is not related to the children agrees to house and raise the children for a period of time.

Characteristics of Healthy Families: Effective Communication Respect Commitment Love

Coping with Family Problems

Tips for Coping with Family Problems

Tips are as followed: Confront the problem. Ignoring the problem may make it worse. Evaluate the problem as best you can. Figure out what needs to change for the problem to be solved. Take Action. Determine what can and cannot be changed, and work to change what you can. Don’t give up. Decide that you will keep working toward resolving the problem despite the difficulty of doing so.

Family Counseling: Family Counseling-involves counseling discussions that are led by a third party to resolved a conflict. -Family counselors can give another perspective, help family members see each others point of view in a positive way, and help evaluate the family’s problems. -Good family relationships are important to your emotional and physical well-being.

Exit Slip!! Please be sure to write your name, date & block on the top left corner. Questions are as follows: What is parental responsibility? What is discipline? Name two different types of families. Name two characteristics of Healthy families.