1. The Parenthood Decision
Unit 1
Parenting
Mrs. Dollard

2. Curriculum Frameworks
FW 1.1: Define terms related to the parenthood decision.
FW 1.1: Apply terms in correct context.
FW 1.2: Classify types of parents.
1.2.1: Compare and contrast characteristics of parenting types.
FW 1.3: State factors to consider in making a parenthood decision. (N.S. 15.4)
1.3.1: Determine factors to consider in making a parenthood decision.
1.3.2: Develop a checklist of personal qualities needed for effective parenting.
1.3.3: Examine effects of parenthood on marriage and personal relationships.
FW 1.4: List types of family structures with components of each.
FW: 1.4.1: Chart types of family structures.
FW 1.4.2: Designate impact of an additional child within each family structure. (N.S )
FW 1.5: List costs related to having and raising a child.
FW 1.5.1: Determine the financial cost of having and raising a child.
FW 1.5.2: Research cost of teen pregnancies to society.
FW 1.6: Name reasons for family planning.
FW 1.6.1: Examine reasons for family planning. FW

3. Frameworks Continued…
FW 1.7: List factors that influence family planning decisions.
FW 1.7.1: Investigate options for infertile couples.
FW 1.7.2: Analyze legal and ethical impacts of current and emerging technology on fertility and family planning. (N.S )
FW 1.8: Describe the purpose of genetic counseling.
FW 1.8.1: Identify reasons for seeking genetic counseling. FW

4. Unit 1 Vocabulary
Adoptive Parent: a person who becomes a parent through a legal process.
Biological Parents: two people who conceive a child; also called birth parents.
Blended Family: either or both spouses have been married before and have one or more children from a previous relationship.
Family Planning: a deliberate act of deciding how many children and the spacing of years between each child.
Foster Parent: a person who provides a temporary home for a child.
FW 1.1

5. Vocabulary Continued…
Genetic Counseling: medical advice that tells a couple the options and risks of having genetic problems in their children.
Heredity: the sum of all the qualities a person inherits from his or her parents at birth.
Infertility: the inability to conceive a child.
Nuclear Family: made up of a married couple and their biological or adoptive children.
Parenting: the process of caring for children and helping them grow and learn.
Sibling: a brother or sister.
FW 1.1

6. Types of Parents Birth-biologically becoming a child’s parent.
Marriage-becoming a child’s parent by marrying his/her parent.
Adoption-legally becoming a child’s parent.
Foster/Guardianship- providing a substitute family.
FW 1.2

7. Factors to Consider in Making the Parenthood Decision
Readiness for Parenting
State of Marital Relationship
Strong relationship
Keeping the marriage the primary relationship.
Willingness to compromise
Open communication
Finances
Goals
Short Term
Long Term
Careers
FW 1.3~N.S.15.4

8. Types of Family Structures
Nuclear family
husband, wife & at least one child by birth or adoption
Single parent family
one parent and his or her biological or adopted child
Blended family
people with children marry and create a “stepfamily”
Extended family
all relatives in the family
Foster family
a person who provides a temporary home for a child.
FW 1.4 and 1.4.1

9. Impact of Siblings For Other Children Playmate Opportunity for sharing
Life long relationship
Longest relationship in life
Sibling Rivalry
For Parents
Increase in responsibility
Increase in financial resources
Quality time for each child
Parents need to make marital relationship and individual time a priority.
FW 1.4.2~N.S

10. Costs Related to Raising Children
Prenatal Costs
Delivery Costs
Health Care (Birth-18)
Medical Visits/Dental Visits
Immunizations
Prescriptions
Initial Cost
Baby Supplies
Equipment
Furniture
Toys
Clothing
Child Care
Educational Costs
Entertainment
FW 1.5

11. Baby Costs Clothes Furniture Toys Equipment Childcare Supplies
FW 1.5
Baby Costs
Clothes
T-shirts
Gowns
Socks
Toys
Rattles
Stuffed animals
Childcare
Types and cost vary
Furniture
Bed
Changing table
Rocker
Equipment
Bath tub
Stroller
Swing
Supplies
Diaper/wipes
Formula
Breastfeeding supplies

12. Family Planning Readiness…Am I Ready??? Measuring Maturity
Thinking about Health
Allow for physical and emotional recovery in between children.
Condition of the Relationship
Lifestyle Considerations
Considering Goals
Financial Considerations
Number of children
Spacing of children
FW 1.6 and 1.6.1

13. Advantages of Family Planning
Ensures parenthood is by choice rather than by chance
Allows couples to achieve goals they have set for themselves
Couples can determine what size family they desire
FW 1.6 and 1.6.1

14. Influences on Family Planning
Health
Fertility
Birth Control Options
Infertility: the inability to conceive a child.
Infertility Medications
Cost of Infertility Medications and Procedures
Cost of multiple births on a family’s income.
Ethical Issues
Statistics of Infertility technology and multiple births.
Health issues related to multiple births.
Mother
Unborn Babies
FW 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.2~N.S

15. Options for Infertile Couples
Negative:
Side Effects
Dizziness
Diarrhea
Lung Problems
Abdominal Pain
Nausea
Multiple Births
The more children a pregnant woman carries, the more difficult it is for them all to survive.
The more babies the lower the birth weight.
The more babies the harder it is for the mother to carry them full term.
Positive:
The medication may stimulate the woman’s body to function properly in preparation of conception.
The woman may finally get pregnant.
FW 1.7.1

16. Options for Infertile Couples
Adoption: the couple legally takes all responsibilities and rights for raising a child already born or in the womb.
Surrogate Mother: (substitute mother). A woman who becomes pregnant for another couple.
She may carry a couple’s fertilized egg that was removed from the biological mother because she is unable to carry the baby to completion.
A surrogate may be artificially inseminated with sperm from the husband of an infertile woman.
This process takes legal arrangements and must meet state law.
FW 1.7.1

17. Options for Infertile Couples
In Vitro Fertilization:
a process that is used when a woman has damaged Fallopian tubes that prevent pregnancy.
In a small glass dish, a doctor combines a mature egg from the woman and combines it with the sperm from her husband.
If fertilization occurs, the doctor places the zygote in the woman’s uterus.
If the zygote attaches itself to the uterus a normal pregnancy takes place.
Artificial Insemination:
a process by which the doctor injects sperm into a woman’s uterus with a special needle.
The sperm may be the husbands or a donor.
FW 1.7.1

18. Options for Infertile Couples
Ovum Transfer
The procedure uses an egg taken from a female donor through in vitro fertilization.
It may be used by other women who lack working ovaries or have inherited disorders.
FW 1.7.1

19. Options for Infertile Couples
As more technological advances are made, there are many questions raised about the ethics involved in helping to make babies.
Ethical Impacts
Can people afford multiples?
Societal Ramifications
Public assistance
Technology has improved creating more multiple births
Health Problems for mom and baby.
Ovum transfers and surrogate mothers are especially controversial.
Legal Issues
FW 1.7.2

20. Genetic Counseling Genetic Counselor Genetic Counseling:
medical advice that tells a couple the options and risks of having genetic problems in their children.
History of Genetic Disorders
Previous birth of a child with a genetic disorder.
Risk Factor
Age
Genetic Counselor
Runs a multitude of tests on both parents.
Informs parents on probability of having a child with a genetic disorder.
Provides parents with options.
Does not tell the parents not to have children.
Does not tell parents what to do with an existing pregnancy.
FW 1.8 and 1.8.1