Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

CAFS > Core 3: Parenting and Caring > Flashcards

Core 3: Parenting and Caring Flashcards

Key ideas from Core 3: Parenting and Caring

1
Q

Types of parents/carers

A
  • Biological Parents
  • Social Parents (adoption, fostering, step-parenting, surrogacy)
  • Carers (primary, informal and formal)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Roles of parents and carers

A
  • satisfying the specific needs
  • building a positive relationship
  • promoting wellbeing
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Preperations for becoming a parent/carer

A

COME

  • changing health behaviours (eg nutrition, physical activity, social or spiritual connections)
    • enhancing knowledge and skills (eg education, information, training)
    • modifying the physical environment (eg housing, amenities, equipment)
    • organising finances (eg budgeting, saving, support payments)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Definition:

Biological parents​

A

One who contributes genetic material as a result of sexual intercourse or assisted reproductive technologies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

List the Characteristics of the dependant

(Factors affecting the roles of parents/carers)

A

ASS

  • age
  • skills/capabilities
  • special needs, eg illness, disability
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What are the influences on the parent/carer?

(Factors affecting the roles of parents/carers)

A
  • personal (CROP MESS)
    • culture, customs and tradition
    • religion/spirituality
    • education
    • previous experience
    • own upbringing
    • multiple commitments, eg work, study, sport, family
    • socioeconomic status
    • special needs, eg illness, disability
  • social (MCG)
    • community attitudes
    • gender expectations
    • media stereotypes
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What are the styles of parenting/caring

A
  • authoritarian
  • democratic
  • permissive/indulgent
  • negligent
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What are the rights and responsibilities of Parents/Carers?

A
  • legal rights of parents, carers and dependants
  • responsibilities of parents and carers
    • duty of care
    • setting limits
    • discipline
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

List the types of support available to parents and carers.

A
  • informal
    • relatives, friends, neighbours
  • formal
    • government agencies
    • community organisations
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What types of services (formal) are available to assist parents and carers?

A
  • health care
  • education
  • financial support
  • childcare
  • respite care
  • counselling
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Definition of Social Parents

A

One who has parental responsibilities for child they do not share a genetic relationship with

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Definition of Adoption

A

The legal process where all legal rights and responsibilities are transferred from birth to adoptive parents

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What are the types of adoption?

A
  • Local adoption (birth parents voluntarily make the decision)
  • Permanent care (children under the responsibility of FACS, unable to remain in care of parents of family members)
  • Out-of-home care adoption (Children are placed with authorised carers)
  • Intercountry adoption (Adoption of children from another country)
  • Intrafamily adoption (adoption of a child in NSW by a step parent or relative)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Definition of Fostering

A

An alternative living arrangement for children whose parents are temporarily unable to care for them in the family home

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Definition of a Step-parent

A

A man or woman who marries or forms a defacto relationship with a partner who has a child or children from a previous relationship

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Wht is Surrogacy?

A

An arrangement between a couple who cannot have a baby and a woman who gets pregnant on the couple’s behalf; the child is handed to the couple after delivery

17
Q

What are the different types of artificial reproductive technologies?

A
  • GIFT - Gamete intra-fallopian transfer (involves removing a woman’s eggs, mixing them with sperm, and immediately placing them into a fallopian tube)
  • ET - Embryo transfer (involves embryos being placed into the uterus of a female)
  • IVF- In vitro fertilisation (extracting eggs, retrieving a sperm sample, and then manually combining an egg and sperm in a laboratory dish. The embryo(s) is then transferred to the uterus)
  • AI- Artificial insemination (involves inserting prepared semen directly into the cervix, fallopian tubes, or uterus)
18
Q

What are reasons a child may be placed in foster care?

A
  • they are considered to be at risk of harm
  • their basic physical and emotional needs are not being met
  • there may be a risk of abuse or exposure to domestic violence
  • if a parent is unable to to provide care due to physical or mental health issues
  • parent may be in prison
19
Q

What is a carer?

A

A person who, formally or informally, provides ongoing personal care to a dependant

20
Q

What is a primary carer?

A

Carers who provide the majority of informal assistance – they are usually related in some way to the dependent and feel emotionally obliged to care for the person

21
Q

What is the difference between a formal and informal carer?

A

Informal carer- Any person who is giving regular, ongoing assistance to another person without payment

  • Examples: family member, friend or neighbour. a grandparent may assist with the care of their grandchild while the parent works

Formal carer- trained professionals who provide care through formal agencies or institiutions and are paid for by the reciever

  • Examples: Nurse, aged care worker, teacher, childcare worker, family day care worker, palliative carer, au pair, nanny.
22
Q

Provide examples of specific preperations that may be made in becoming a parent.

A

COME

  • Changing health behaviours (taking a pregnancy multivitamin like Elevit, quitting smoking, exercising more regularly, healthy balanced diet)
  • Organising finances (making a budget, planning for the cost of having a baby, applying for family assistance payments, Family Tax Benefit, Child Care Rebate, Paid Parental Leave)
  • Modifying the physical environment (moving house to a bigger place, setting up a nursery, change tables, play areas, covering powerpoints, latches on cupboards
  • Enhancing knowledge and skills (reading parenting books, attending pre and postnatal classes with a midwife, learning to cook nutritious meals, asking GP questions)
23
Q

What are the legal rights of parents?

A

DEALM

  • Discipline (through reasonable means)
  • Education (decisions but must ensure access)
  • Adoption (right to consent to)
  • Legal Proceedings (right to take legal proceedings on child’s behalf)
  • Medical decisions (attend to child’s medical treatment up to age of 14)
24
Q

What is Permissive/indulgent parenting?

A
  • Very lenient/spoiled
  • Few demands/limits placed on child
  • Free to behave however they choose
  • May feel that parents don’t care for them
25
Q

What is Authoritarian parenting

A
  • Strict rules and limits
  • Harsh consequences
  • No negotiation
  • Dependant has little say in decision making
26
Q

What is Democratic parenting?

A
  • Equality in decision making
  • Negotiate limits/rules
  • Expectations clear
  • Consequences clear
  • Positive and respectful
27
Q

Whta is Negligent parenting?

A
  • Needs are not satisfied (insufficient food, clothing, hygiene, love, supervision, education)
  • Neglect
  • Often removed from homes (by Govt agencies)
28
Q

What is ‘duty of care’?

A

A legal obligation to maintain the health and welfare of any dependent in your care.

29
Q

What factors would be considered in considering if a parent or carer negligent?

A
  • duty of care (does a duty of care exist)
  • standard of care (is the care below standard)
  • breach of duty of care (has a breach of the duty of care occured)
  • harm or loss (has harm or loss occured)
30
Q

How can parents go about making rules?

A
  • decide on a few important rules
  • discuss the reasons for these rules with the child
  • involve the child in discussing limitations, as well as fair and reasonable consequences when rules are broken
  • praise the child when rules are followed
  • consistently, assertively and calmly follow through with the consequences for breaking the rules
  • rules and expectations need to be modified as the child grows and matures
31
Q

What is respite care?

A

24/7 care for a set period of time at a specific facility, that provides meals and activities for those that attend. this provides the individual’s fulltime carer with a break, to refocus and relax.

CAFS (6 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions