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Page 1: Parenting Parenting Definition of: Caring for children, helping them grow and develop through life Caring for children, helping them grow and develop
Page 2: Parenting Parenting Definition of: Caring for children, helping them grow and develop through life Caring for children, helping them grow and develop

ParentingParenting

Definition of:Definition of: Caring for children, helping them Caring for children, helping them

grow and develop through lifegrow and develop through life

2 requirements:2 requirements: Understanding a child’s needs and Understanding a child’s needs and

meeting those needsmeeting those needs Good judgmentGood judgment

Page 3: Parenting Parenting Definition of: Caring for children, helping them grow and develop through life Caring for children, helping them grow and develop

What it means to be a What it means to be a ParentParent

It’s a learning processIt’s a learning process Must have reasonable expectationsMust have reasonable expectations Developing Parenting SkillsDeveloping Parenting Skills The Stages of ParenthoodThe Stages of Parenthood

Page 4: Parenting Parenting Definition of: Caring for children, helping them grow and develop through life Caring for children, helping them grow and develop

Galinsky’s Stages of Galinsky’s Stages of ParenthoodParenthood

Image Making: Image Making: Pregnancy- imagine self as Pregnancy- imagine self as parentparent

Nurturing: Nurturing: Birth-2 years- emotionally attached, Birth-2 years- emotionally attached, question priorities question priorities

Authority: Authority: 2-4/5 years- rules and authority role2-4/5 years- rules and authority role

Interpretive: Interpretive: 4/5-13 years- knowledge, skills, 4/5-13 years- knowledge, skills, values child needsvalues child needs

Interdependent: Interdependent: Adolescence- boundariesAdolescence- boundaries

Departure: Departure: Child leaves home- evaluateChild leaves home- evaluate

Page 5: Parenting Parenting Definition of: Caring for children, helping them grow and develop through life Caring for children, helping them grow and develop

Challenges of ParenthoodChallenges of Parenthood

1.1. New responsibilitiesNew responsibilities

2.2. Changes in your lifestyleChanges in your lifestyle

3.3. Emotional adjustmentsEmotional adjustments

4.4. Changes in RelationshipsChanges in Relationships

5.5. EmploymentEmployment

Page 6: Parenting Parenting Definition of: Caring for children, helping them grow and develop through life Caring for children, helping them grow and develop

Analyzing Changes: Analyzing Changes: Think Pair ShareThink Pair Share

Write your daily schedule for three Write your daily schedule for three days, including one weekend day.days, including one weekend day.

How would your daily lives change if How would your daily lives change if you became a parent?you became a parent?

What activities would be added? What activities would be added? Deleted?Deleted?

Page 7: Parenting Parenting Definition of: Caring for children, helping them grow and develop through life Caring for children, helping them grow and develop

Rewards of ParenthoodRewards of Parenthood

Sense of accomplishmentSense of accomplishment

Joy, Love, Happiness, Pride, Joy, Love, Happiness, Pride, FulfillmentFulfillment

Enrich a marriage between two Enrich a marriage between two peoplepeople

Page 8: Parenting Parenting Definition of: Caring for children, helping them grow and develop through life Caring for children, helping them grow and develop

Making decisions about Making decisions about parenthoodparenthood

Emotional maturityEmotional maturity Desire for parenthoodDesire for parenthood Health considerationsHealth considerations Financial concernsFinancial concerns Resource management skillsResource management skills

Page 9: Parenting Parenting Definition of: Caring for children, helping them grow and develop through life Caring for children, helping them grow and develop

Working vs. Staying at Working vs. Staying at HomeHome

5 pros for both parents working5 pros for both parents working 5 cons for both parents working5 cons for both parents working 5 pros for one parent staying at home5 pros for one parent staying at home 5 cons for one parent staying at home5 cons for one parent staying at home

What would you choose for yourself What would you choose for yourself and why?and why?

Page 10: Parenting Parenting Definition of: Caring for children, helping them grow and develop through life Caring for children, helping them grow and develop

Personal Readiness Personal Readiness WorksheetWorksheet

- Worksheet #1Worksheet #1- Do all together as a classDo all together as a class- Read each question and answer whether Read each question and answer whether

you AGREE (A) or DISAGREE (D) with the you AGREE (A) or DISAGREE (D) with the statement made.statement made.