Types of Parents and Carers
What are the 3 types of carers?
primary, informal and formal
What are the 3 roles of a parent and carer?
satisfying the specific needs of the dependant
building a positive relationship with the dependant
promoting the wellbeing of the dependant
Name the 3 characteristics of the dependent
Age
Skills/Capabilities
Special needs (ig, illness, disability)
List the 4 styles of parenting and caring
Authoritarian
Democratic
Permissive/ Indulgent
Negligent
Name the two types of support for parents and carers
Informal
Formal
Name the 4 different types of social parents
adoption, fostering, step-parent or surrogate
What are parents expected to provide for their children?
adequate standard of living
food
clothing
safety and security
What are the social influences on parents and carers?
Community attitudes
Gender expectations
Media stereotypes
What are the responsibilities of parenting and caring?
Duty of care
Setting limits
Discipline
Give one example for each of informal and formal support
Informal - relatives, neighbours
Formal - government agencies, community organisations
What is an arrangement between a couple who cannot have a baby and a woman who gets pregnant on the couple’s behalf?
Surrogacy
What is the acronym used to remember the four areas involved in preparing to become a parent of carer?
C- CHANGING HEALTH BEHAVIOURS
O- ORGANISING FINANCES
M- MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
E- ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
What are the 6 of the 8 personal influences on Parents and Carers?
Culture
Religion
Education
Previous experience
Upbringing
Commitments
Socioeconomic status
Special Needs
Making medical decisions on behalf of a dependent is a parent or carers...?
Legal right
Name 5 of the 6 types of services provided through formal support?
Health care
Education
Financial support
Childcare
Respite care
Counselling
What is a biological parent?
Parents who provide the genetic material to create a foetus
How may a person prepare for parenthood by enhancing skill?
By attending training at prenatal and postnatal classes with midwives in hospitals
How do media stereotypes have an influence on parents and carers?
Force P&C to adopt certain styles of parenting
Expressed through radio, television, magazines and newspapers
A supportive and tolerant parent that exercises little control over children, where communication is not effective and Non-conformity is encouraged...is what type of parent?
A Permissive/Indulgent parent is
What are 2 examples of government support for parents and carers?
Mygov
Centrelink
Medicare
Child support
ATO (Australian Taxation Office)
What is the percentage of women who are primary carers?
70%
Name 3 of the 4 preparations for becoming a parent or carer?
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
Name 3 strategies to assist parents and carers to manage their multiple commitments?
Identify values
Setting/ prioritising goals
Establish Standards
Identifying resources and using them wisely
Maintaining a positive attitude
Establishing routines
How can legal rights have an impact on the wellbeing of parents, carers and dependants?
Through;
- Health and medical decisions
- Education and schooling
- Financial support
Childcare can impact the wellbeing of working parents. Give one positive and one negative example.
Positively impact
Not worrying about who to look after child
Childcare opens early and closes late for working parents
Working parents can earn money and not have to worry about their children
Parents can still get things do
Negatively impact
May cost a lot of money and put stress on the parents
Parents may work so much that they miss seeing their children
May cost a lot of money and put stress on the parents
Parents may work so much that they miss seeing their children