Reasons for Choosing or Not Choosing Parenthood
The decision to parent is unlike many life decisions in two ways. Those two ways are
Parenting is a permanent choice
Not to parent is not permanent
Maturity is
Having the intellectual and emotional capacity of a healthy, responsible adult
Family planning
Involves decisions couples make about whether or not they want to have children and when to have them
Nurturance
Providing all aspects of care for a child, which includes meeting physical, intellectual, and social-emotional needs
Four parenting styles
Authoritarian
Permissive
Overparenting
Authoritative
FIRST reason why couples want to become parents
Share love and time with a child
Difference between indirect and direct costs
Indirect costs are resources parents use to meet child-related costs that could have been used to meet other goals
Direct costs are related to raising a child, includes costs for clothing, food, housing, child care, education, and transportation
Birth control methods
Measures couples use to help prevent pregnancy
Induction is
Technique in which parents discipline their children by reasoning and explain to them why they should or should not use certain behaviors
Overparenting is
Parenting style in which parents desire to provide for and protect their children beyond what is in the best interest of children
FIRST reason why couples do NOT want to become parents
Not ready for a child
Two questions couples may ask to learn about their feelings for others
Are we loving and sensitive to others' needs?
Are we careful not to judge people and their ideas?
Can we recognize and respect others' rights?
Are we self-disciplined?
Do we relate well to others?
Are we flexible enough to accept changes?
Are we brave about challenges?
Can we be honest about our feelings for others?
How does the method work to prevent pregnancy?
What is the time limit for the product's recommended use?
How successful is the method at preventing pregnancy if properly used?
What are the directions for using the method?
What is the method's possible side effects and risks, including future fertility?
What does the method cost?
Three styles of discipline
Power assertion
Love withdrawal
Induction
Permissive parenting
Parenting style in which parents give children almost no guidelines or rules
TWO reasons couples DO NOT want to become parents
Babies cost a lot
Children will tie us down
Child will interfere with our careers
Our child could be sick or have a disability
Marriage could fail and I don't want to be a single parent
Four aspects of parenting
Knowledge about Parenting
Maturity
Relationships
Management of Resources
For couples who want to add to their families, a spacing of about ____ years is advised for developmental reasons
Three parenting roles and responsibilities
Nurturance
Socialization
Guidance and Discipline
Authoritarian parenting
Parenting style in which the main objective is to make children completely obedient
TWO reasons couples want to become parents
Nice to have a cute little baby
Parents want grandkids
Older children need a brother or sister
Child can make us proud
Comfort us in old age
Make us love each other
Factors that affect a couples management of resources (what resources are being impact by a baby) - 5 total
Time and energy
Home care
Careers
Finances
Other resources
As a general rule, doctors say a woman might want to wait ____________ to __________ months after delivery to become pregnant again
18 to 23 months
Guidance includes the words and actions parents use to influence their children's behavior
Discipline is the use of methods and techniques to teach children self-control
Authoritative parenting
Parenting style in which parents set some rules, but allow children some freedom; also called assertive-democratic