1. Unit 1 The Value of Children
Child Development
Unit 1
The Value of Children

2. Parental Preparedness
Factors to consider:
Emotional Preparedness
Financial Preparedness
Social Preparedness
Physical Preparedness
Intellectual
Stable & Healthy Relationships (marriage)
Why is it risky to be a teen parent?
Emotionally stable enough to put their own needs above child’s
Physically mature and healthy—optimum age for childbearing is 20-35

3. Why is parental preparedness important?
To respect children’s rights as human beings…
Our childhood experiences can greatly impact us as adults. How….?

4. A Child’s Bill of Rights
Activity…..

5. What about parent’s rights?
CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO: (Just because they were born and it’s in the parental contract)
*Loving and Secure human relationships
*Proper nutrition, healthful and safe living conditions and appropriate physical and psychological care.
*Be taught essential living skills
*Non-abusive discipline
* Learn basic values and moral behavior
*Be an independent and unique individual
*Be protected from people, parents included, who may physically or mentally harm them
*Develop individual talents
What about parent’s rights?

6. Parent Responsibilities
Parents are legally responsible to provide for a child’s needs not their wants.
In a parent – child relationship, the parent gives and the child receives.

7. Parent Responsibilities
Parent’s should learn all they can about how children grow and their development
Understand reason’s for child’s behavior
Understand why YOU are the way YOU are

8. Right’s Posters