Core 2: Parenting and Caring

Question 0

biological parents

Answer 0

• pregnancy
  
  • planned
  • unplanned
• IVF and GIFT

Question 1

becoming parents and carers

Answer 1

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Question 2

social parents

Answer 2

• adoption
• fostering
• step-parenting
• surrogacy

Question 3

carer relationships

Answer 3

• voluntary

- paid

Question 4

managing parenting and caring responsibilities

Answer 4

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Question 5

preparations for becoming a parent or carer

Answer 5

• physical: prenatal considerations for parent and child health
• social changes parents may have to make
• emotional preparations for the new relationships
• economic

Question 6

factors influencing resource management in the caring relationship

Answer 6

• dependents affected by the caring relationship
  
  • age
  • skills
  • capabilities
  • special needs
• resources
  
  • time
  • energy
  • finances
  • housing
• access to services

Question 7

roles in parenting and caring

Answer 7

• individuals and groups who adopt roles
• parent/s including foster, adoptive and non-custodial
  
  • grandparents
  • relatives, including siblings
  • teachers
  • paid carers
  • significant others, e.g. doctors, social workers, neighbours, friends
• role expectations of parents and carers

Question 8

factors influencing parenting and caring relationships

Answer 8

• age
• culture and religion
• education
• gender
• previous experiences/own upbringing
• socioeconomic status
• media
• nature of relationship
• style of parenting
  
  • authoritarian
  • democratic
  • permissive/indulgent
  • negligent
• special needs
  
  • illness
  • disability

Question 9

multiple role expectations as a result of commitments to:

Answer 9

• family
• work
• sports/leisure
• other

Question 10

rights and responsibilities in parenting and caring

Answer 10

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Question 11

rights

Answer 11

• parents and carers
• children
• other persons in care

Question 12

responsibilities

Answer 12

• parents and carers (duty of care, settling limits, discipline
• children (towards parents and other family members)

-sources of conflict between parents and children, carers and cared for

Question 13

support for parents and carers

Answer 13

• health services
• welfare agencies
• parenting groups
• community groups
• government agencies
• childcare services
• carers’ support groups