Marriage and Family Life

1. Marriage and Family Life Unit 5: Exploring Parenting

2. Objective 1: Select reasons behind decisions about whether to be a parent. • Pressure from family and friends • Pass on the family name and lineage • Belief that parenthood is a duty • Possibility of genetic diseases being passed on to children • Career considerations • Economic considerations • Emotional maturity • Goals and expectations • Age • Personal health

3. Objective 2: Distinguish among the types of parenthood. • Adoptive parent • Foster parent • Grandparent • Guardian • Nuclear • Single parent • Stepparent

4. Objective 3: . Interview parents about aspects of parenting.

5. Objective 4: Identify financial responsibilities parents face when raising children. • Child care • Clothing • Education • Equipment • Food • Health care • Insurance coverage • Recreation and extracurricular activities • Shelter/housing

6. Objective 5: Calculate the financial cost of raising a child.

7. Objective 6: Identify potential rewards, demands and adjustments of parenting. Rewards • Watching a child grow and develop • Nurturing a child • Teaching a child • Learning about and experiencing childrearing • Developing parenting skills • Receiving love and affection from a child • Being a companion to a child • Creating a lifelong bond • Watching the child develop skills and achieve

8. Objective 6: Identify potential rewards, demands and adjustments of parenting. Demands • Making career adjustments • Having greater financial obligations • Having specific legal obligations • Rearranging schedules • Using time and energy • Having less personal time • Being challenged emotionally • Having responsibility for authority and discipline • Being a full-time role model • Managing the impact on one’s personal relationships

9. Objective 6: Identify potential rewards, demands and adjustments of parenting. Adjustments • Affecting personal relationships • Making personal sacrifices • Having less personal time • Having increased expenses • Meeting legal obligations • Altering schedule to meet the needs of a baby

10. Objective 7: Identify basic characteristics of readiness for parenting. • Ready and willing to make personal sacrifices • Emotional maturity • Physical maturity • Financial security • Social and emotional responsibility • Achieved education goals • Committed to becoming a parent • Age

11. Objective 8: Identify criteria to consider when selecting a child care provider. • Personal recommendations • Type of provider • Licensing • Cost • Location • Rating • Number and age of other children • Educational opportunities

12. Objective 9: Distinguish among methods of contraception. • Abstinence • Condom • Diaphragm • Implant • Intrauterine device (IUD) • Injection • Natural family planning method • Oral contraceptive • Patch • Spermicide • Sponge • Tubal ligation • Vaginal ring • Vasectomy • Withdrawal

13. Objective 10: Identify parenting skills needed for guiding healthy childdevelopment. • Knowledge of developmental processes • Patience • Understanding • Empathy • Guidance and disciplinary ability • Effective communication • Intellectual and physical endurance • Listening skills • Responsibility • Ability to teach and mentor • Consistency

14. Objective 11: Explore personal attitudes toward and readiness for parenting.