1. Parenting
Unit 3
Parenting Skills

2. 3.1 Match terms related to parenting skills
1. consistent - repeatedly acting the same way
2. diplomacy - using tact and skill when dealing with others
3. discipline - training that corrects, molds, and perfects ones
actions
4. ethical - having a system of morals or values, to act in
accordance to this system
5. guidance - help in learning acceptable behavior.
6. moral behavior - to behave in ways that are acceptable to
society and family
7. negative reinforcement - a response that tends to
discourage a particular behavior from being repeated
8. nurturing - providing love, support, attention, and
encouragement
9. permissive - a type of behavior allowing freedom, behavior
that is tolerant of practices disapproved of by others
10. positive reinforcement - a response that encourages a
particular behavior
11. potential - what a person is capable of becoming

3. 12. punishment - a penalty inflicted on a child for a violation
13. responsibility - an obligation or duty for which a person is
held accountable
14. rights - special privilege, benefit, or personal favor to which one is entitled
15. role - a way of acting to fulfill certain responsibilities in life, most often taught by family members
16. role model - a person that someone admires and wishes to pattern his or her behavior after
17. self concept - the mental picture people have of themselves; their opinion about themselves
18. self control - the ability to control one's actions
19. self destructive behavior - self-imposed activities that can cause physical, mental, or emotional harm
20. self esteem - the sense of worth a person attaches to oneself
21. self respect - the ability to hold oneself in high esteem
22. values - ideas about right and wrong and what is important in your life

4. 3.2 List rights (special privilege, benefit, or personal favor to which one is entitled) of parents and children
What are the Human Rights of Children and Youth?
Human Rights are universal, and civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights belong to all human beings, including children and young people. Children and youth also enjoy certain human rights specifically linked to their status as minors and to their need for special care and protection.
The human rights of children and youth are explicitly set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history.

5. The human rights of children and youth include the following indivisible, interdependent and interrelated human rights:
to an adequate standard of living for a child's intellectual, physical, moral, and spiritual development, including adequate food, shelter and clothing.
to freedom from discrimination based on age, gender, race, color, language, religion, nationality, ethnicity, or any other status, or on the status of the child's parents.
to the highest possible standard of health and to access to health care.

6. to a healthy and safe environment.
to education -- to free and compulsory elementary education, to readily available forms of secondary and higher education, and to freedom from all types of discrimination at all levels of education.
to protection from neglect and all types of physical or mental abuse

7. Support their children
3.3 List responsibility (an obligation or duty for which a person is held accountable) of parents and children
Support their children
Provide basic needs: food, clothing shelter
Provide medical care
Provide an education
Supervise and control behavior
Parents are responsible for a child’s accidental or intentional injury of others, destruction of property, stealing, truancy, curfew violations
Parents can control as they see fit as long as they do not abuse or neglect the child or as him/her do something illegal

8. 3.4 Describe parenting styles
Authoritarian
values obedience as a virtue,
favors physical punishment
does not encourage self control
Permissive (a type of behavior allowing freedom, behavior that is tolerant of
practices disapproved of by others)
allows children almost complete freedom in regulating their own behavior
children are self-centered
children are uncooperative
Authoritative
Allows freedom within limits
sets rules and explains

9. Traits: Importance: honesty trustworthiness fairness loyalty patience
3.5 Explain traits and importance of parents as positive role model (a person that someone admires and wishes to pattern his or her behavior after)
Traits:
honesty
trustworthiness
fairness
loyalty
patience
high self esteem (the sense of worth a person attaches to oneself)
positive self concept (the sense of worth a person attaches to oneself)
Importance:
Child’s first teacher
Children imitate behavior

10. show love and affection provide limits encourage further development
3.6 List ways parents can provide a nurturing (providing love, support, attention, and encouragement) environment
show love and affection
provide limits
encourage further development
physical
mental
emotional
self respect (the ability to hold oneself in high esteem)
social
practice diplomacy (using tact and skill when dealing with others)
be consistent (repeatedly acting the same way)

11. 3.7 Describe guidance, discipline, and punishment
Guidance is help in learning acceptable behavior.
Discipline is training that corrects, molds, and perfects ones actions.
Punishment is a penalty inflicted on a child for a violation.

12. 3.8 Designate guidance techniques for promoting positive behavior
negative reinforcement (a response that tends to discourage a particular behavior from being repeated)
positive reinforcement (a response that encourages a particular behavior)
self control (the ability to control one's actions)

13. Model behavior for the child.
3.9 Designate parenting strategies to strengthen values (ideas about right and wrong and what is important in your life) and moral development
Make sure children are aware of appropriate moral behavior (to behave in ways that are acceptable to society and family).
Model behavior for the child.
honesty
respect
loyalty
caring
fairness
diligence
trustworthiness
citizenship
Integrity
Parents should be ethical (having a system of morals or values, to act in accordance to this system).

14. 3.10 Name roles parents play in children’s education
Children are greatly influenced by their parents’ attitude about education. Children model their views after their parents.
Roles (a way of acting to fulfill certain responsibilities in life, most often taught by
family members)
Encourage and support the children without pushing them.
Interact with the children as they play and do school work.
Seize teachable moments and expand on the child’s natural curiosity.
Encourage children to work to their full potential (what a person is capable of becoming).
Help them adjust to school and its routine.
Provide a good environment to do schoolwork.
Parents should be involved in the school.

15. 3.11 Name guidelines for establishing a strong family unit
1. Families must provide for the physical needs of all family members.
food, clothing, shelter, health, safety
2. Families must meet the emotional needs of all family members.
love, acceptance, support
3. Families should avoid self destructive behavior
(self-imposed activities that can cause physical, mental, or emotional harm)
drug and alcohol use and abuse
4. Families must provide guidance.
discipline, reasonable limits, consistency
5. Families must nurture (providing love, support, attention, and encouragement) the growth of all family members.
mental, physical, emotional, social

16. Limit high sugar and high fat foods
3.12 Provide guidelines for promoting the health and safety of children
Provide healthy meals
Limit high sugar and high fat foods
Provide opportunities for physical activities
Supervise children at play
Keep a watchful eye on children in public places.
Strengthen emotional health by encouraging and modeling self respect (the ability to hold oneself in high esteem)