1. Marriage and Family SOCI 2160
Day 15
April 28, 2011

2. Agenda Issues related to contraception – report out findings
Becoming a parent
Parenting issues and strategies

3. BECOMING A PARENT
SOCI 2160

4. INFERTILITY
Inability to conceive or inability to carry pregnancy to live birth
percent of married couples
Attribute 40% to male; 40% to female and 20% to both partners

5. INFERTILITY Causes in males Low sperm count Poor sperm motility
After effects of std
Enlarged prostate which blocks ducts and prevents passage of sperm

6. INFERTILITY Causes in women Blocked fallopian tubes
Endocrine imbalances that prevent ovulation
Dysfunctional ovaries
Chemically hostile cervical mucus
After effects of std

7. POSSIBLE TREATMENTS Fertility drugs Artificial insemination
Husband's sperm
Donor sperm
Surrogate mother
Carry child
Ovum transfer

8. TREATMENTS, continued In-vitro fertilization
Other reproductive technologies
One always must consider the cost and insurance coverage

9. ADOPTION "Place for adoption" or "make an adoption plan"
Special needs; older or multi-racial children
Options: state-agency; private-agency or direct

10. PREGNANCY Importance of prenatal care Cease harmful habits
Minimize other risks, i.e. teratogens

11. PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES
As result of physical stress
Weight gain and self-perception
Worry regarding baby's welfare

12. REARING CHILDREN

13. FOLKLORE ABOUT PARENTHOOD
Myth #1 Rearing children is always fun
Myth #2 Good parents inevitably produce good kids

14. FOLKLORE, continued
Myth #3 Love is the essential key to effective childrearing
Myth #4 Children are always appreciative

15. FOLKLORE, continued Myth #5 Parenting comes naturally
Myth #6 Family values are easy to instill

16. Parenting styles Uninvolved Permissive or Indulgent Authoritarian
Uninvolved
Permissive or Indulgent
Authoritarian
Authoritative

17. Parenting Videos Bill Cosby on parenting
NYU Medical Center Foundations of Good Parenting

18. ISSUES FACING PARENTS Day care Death of a child
Dangers faced by children

19. ISSUES FACING PARENTS
What do you look for in a Day care?

20. ISSUES FACING PARENTS
What are warning signs regarding problems in the day care setting?

21. ISSUES FACING PARENTS
What are related consequences to the death of a child?
Dangers faced by children

22. ISSUES FACING PARENTS
What can you do to assist parents who are coping with the death of a child?
Dangers faced by children

23. ISSUES FACING PARENTS
What are some of the other dangers faced by children?

24. PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE PARENTING
Provide praise
Discipline inappropriate behavior
Provide security
Encourage responsibility

25. PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE PARENTING
What forms of discipline would you choose for a toddler, pre-school child, grade school child and adolescent?

26. CONFLICTS: PARENTS AND TEENAGERS
Freedom
Dating
Grades
Nutrition
Driving

27. CONFLICTS: PARENTS AND TEENAGERS
Drugs
Be a good example
Consult a professional drug/abuse counselor
Communicate
Confront
Make an agreement
Seek support groups

28. CONCERNS: PARENTS AND TEENAGERS
Suicide
Sexuality
Leaving home (and/or coming back - yo yo kids)