Father
Can fathers experience postpartum depression?
YES || Paternal Postpartum Depression
How do mothers talk to their babies?
Baby Talk
Are parenting styles important for infancy and childhood? True or False
True
True or False: Parents who increase their interaction and discussion with their children and are more responsive and sensitive to their children's social, emotional, and intellectual developmental needs which make them more confident in their parenting and decision making skills?
True
Is it normal for a father not to have an immediate attachment to their newborn? Explain
Yes, it is normal. In part because they did not physically experience the pregnacy which typically causes the mother to be attached to their baby even before they are born. Fathers may be overwhelmed with emotions and stress. They may not start to feel a connection until they get a reaction from their baby.
Inexperienced women experience more anxiety and poorer parent-infant interactions as a result of what?
not knowing how to deal with newborn babies
How many different parenting styles are there?
Four
For children 0-12 months of age what damages their cognitive development skills?
Daycare
There is no boost to social skills
A mother’s oxytocin levels rise during pregnancy/birth, facilitating the bonding between her and her newborn. How is it different for fathers?
A father’s oxytocin levels will increase only after having father-infant bonding.
The creation of an interactive environment that supports the continuation of the contact between parent and child depends on what?
Both the infant and parent (or caregiver) sending and responding to unambiguous indications.
Name the four parenting styles?
Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive, Uninvolved or Neglect
On demand breastfeeding and constant physical closeness emphasized in this approach may limit a mother's ability to establish her own ______, ______, or _______.
healthy sleep patterns, return to work, or even maintain the same level of intimacy with her partner (at least for some time)
What are two symptoms of paternal depression?
Feeling disconnected from the mother and their newborn, working a lot more than usual, easily irritated, sleeping too much or too little
At how many months do the postpartum depression symptoms interfere with perceived parenting knowledge?
6 months
I treat my child as more of an equal. Which parenting style am I?
Permissive Parenting
How long is too long for infants in daycare?
2 hours or less?
4 hours or less?
5 hours or less?
2 hours or less
When it comes to parenting styles, what do fathers normally do differently from mothers?
They aren’t so quick to fix the problem. Fathers tend to challenge their children. They are less overprotective in the sense that they do not hide the real world from their children. For example if their toddler falls down a father will wait until their child gets back up on their own.
True/ False: Premature birth occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy
True
What are the characteristics of each parenting style?
Permissive( Considers child an equal )
Authoritative( Reasonable)
Authoritarian( Controlling)
Neglect( dismissive)
What are the 6 types of parent involvement?
parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision making, collaborating with the community