Unit 1: Personal and Social Responsibilities of Parents Flashcards
Psychological Maturity Indicators:
Do you accept responsibility without being reminded or pressured?
Do you have a positive outlook on life?
Do you make and keep commitments?
Are you controlling the direction your life is taking?
Do you set your own goals and are you self-motivated to reach them?
Physical Maturity and Health:
Both parents should be in good physical health
Would the baby be at risk from parents who abuse alcohol or drugs?
Would the baby be at risk for any inherited disorder?
Does the mother need extensive dental work?
Do any medical conditions exist that could affect or be affected by pregnancy?
Condition of the Relationship:
Love should build a strong foundation for building a family
Do you share a common philosophy about having and raising children
Is the relationship comfortable and respectful
Do you both work to settle disagreements, or do they remain unresolved
Lifestyle and Goal Considerations:
Life changes drastically after having a baby
Most of your time is spent with or for the baby
Leisure activities will take a backseat
While it is possible to go to school and have a career while caring for a baby, it is a struggle, and sometimes goals need to be put on hold
Career goals need also to be put on hold for the parent who chooses to stay home with the baby (extended period of time)
If sacrificing activities, career, education/freedom seems impossible, then you are probably not ready.
Financial Considerations:
Final problems are the leading cause of marital problems
Final problems are the leading cause of marital problems
Is there a steady source of income?
If one parent had to take care of the baby, would one income be enough?
What costs will result in pregnancy, birth and providing for a child?
Beginning stage:
Newly married couples making decisions together about their life and future. All of these decisions affect future children.
Parenting stage (developing/expanding):
The lengthy stage involving raising children from infancy to adolescence.
Midlife stage (launching):
When children move out and parents adjust to being “empty nesters.” Parents provide advice and support to adult children
Retirement stage:
The “Wisdom Years” - Parents guide and counsel adult children, help with grandchildren
Ways Parents can fulfill their role: Communication
Clear communication is key - Aim for clear understanding.
Parents must provide avenues for a child to communicate.
“Say what you mean and mean what you say”
Ways Parents can fulfill their role: Moral Guidance
Children learn about the world around them and how to act and react based on examples they see everyday.
Parents’ need to be role models for their children.
“MODEL the behaviour you want them to MIRROR”
Maslow’s Theory on Needs
Physiological, or Physical: biological requirements for water, oxygen, proteins, vitamins, proper body temperature, sleep, exercise, and so on.
Safety and Security: security, protection, stability, structure, law and order, and freedom from fear and chaos.
Belongingness, or
Acceptance: affectionate relations with people, and a sense of place in family and groups.
Esteem: personal desires for adequacy, mastery, competence, achievement, confidence, independence, and freedom as well as desires for respect or esteem from other people, such as attention, recognition, appreciation, status, prestige, fame, dominance, importance, and dignity.
Self-Actualization: the “single, ultimate value,” through which every person’s inherent goal is to realize his or her inner potentialities. The person’s inner striving is to become everything that she or he can become.
D-Needs Vs. G-Needs
D-Needs: First four basic needs are characterized as deficiency needs because they require fulfillment by the environment in order for the person to avoid physical sickness and psychological maladjustment.
G-Needs: Self-actualization is considered a growth need, it implies some prior gratification or fulfillment of all four basic needs. it is different from them because its direction is positive or simply “growth- motivated.”
Internal Influences On Teen Pregnancy:
Sexual Feelings
Internal:
Reluctance to talk
The desire for love & attention
External Influences On Teen Pregnancy:
Societal Pressures
External:
Pressure from partners
Pressure from peers
