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Parenthood. Fertility Trends. Total Fertility Rate The number of births a typical woman will have over her lifetime. Fertility rate = number of live children born every year per 1000 women ages 15 to 44. Why is it important to understand FR?.
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Fertility Trends • Total Fertility Rate • The number of births a typical woman will have over her lifetime. • Fertility rate = number of live children born every year per 1000 women ages 15 to 44
Why is it important to understand FR? • Stable population = a woman must have an average of 2 children • TFR above 2 kids indicate that the country is growing in size, • Rates below 2 mean that a country’s population is decreasing in size and growing older
Benefits & Costs of Children • Bring vitality and a sense of purpose into a household • Lives would be incomplete without children • Children bring love and affection • Bring fulfillment and a sense of satisfaction
Parenting Style A general manner of relating to and disciplining children Baumrind: Authoritarian Permissive Authoritative Uninvolved