Parenting and Caring Syllabus

Question 1

Types of parents

Answer 1

• biological

- social

Question 2

Types of social parents

Answer 2

• adoption
• fostering
• step-parenting
• surrogacy

Question 3

Types of carers

Answer 3

• primary

- informal and formal

Question 4

Roles of P/C (PBS)

Answer 4

• promoting wellbeing
• building a positive relationship
• satisfying the needs

Question 5

Preparations for becoming a P/C (CEMO)

Answer 5

• changing health behaviours
• enhancing knowledge and skills
• modifying the physical environment
• organising finances

Question 6

Characteristics of the dependant

Answer 6

• age
• skills/capabilities
• special needs

Question 7

Influences on P/C

Answer 7

• personal eg. own upbringing, experience, SES status, religion, education, culture, special needs, commitments
• social eg. community attitudes, gender expectations, media stereotypes

Question 8

Styles of P/C

Answer 8

• authoritarian
• democratic
• permissive/indulgent
• negligent

Question 9

Rights/Responsibilities in P/C

Answer 9

• rights - legal rights

- respon. - duty of care, setting limits, discipline

Question 10

Types of support for P/C

Answer 10

• informal eg. friends, relatives, neighbours

- formal eg. government agencies, community orgs

Question 11

Types of services provided through formal support (CHERCF)

Answer 11

• counselling
• health care
• education
• respite care
• childcare
• financial support