Post on 03-Jan-2016
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• A parent is anyone who is biologically
or legally a father or a mother
– Once you become a parent you will
always be a parent, even if you do not
fulfill the parenting role
Deciding Whether to Become a Parent
• What are your goals and what do you
want to accomplish?
• What is your relationship as a couple
like?
• How do you relate to children?
Reason for Not Parenting
• Some couple do not want to commit
themselves to raising a child
• The world today
• Delay Parenting until their goals are
met
• Health of Parents
The Age of the Mother
• The safest years for childbearing for
women is the ages between 20-35
• The risk of complications increases
outside these ages
• Teenager is twice as likely to
miscarry
The Age of the Mother• Anemia is a condition of weakness and
fatigue caused by an iron-deficient diet
• Preeclampsia (toxemia or pregnancy-
induced hypertension) includes swelling
and high blood pressure
• Placenta abruption is the separation of the
growing baby from the wall of the
mother’s uterus
The Age of the Mother
• Teen Mother
– Often have low-birthweight and premature
babies
– Birth injures
– Mental retardation
– Risk of illness and death within the first
year of the baby’s life
Parenting in the Teen Years
• Most teens are not ready to face the
emotional, social, and financial
problems involved
• Limits social life
• Not completing education or making
career plans
Reasons for Parenting
• Healthy Reason
– A way to pass on a part of themselves to
the future
– Personal experiences of having children
Reasons for Parenting
• Unhealthy Reasons
– Having children brings prestige
– Pressures from friends and family
– Show physical competence (show they are adults)
– Means of gaining personal power
– To gain love
– Improve your marriage
Having Realistic Expectations • If parents have unrealistic
expectations, they can hinder the
child’s development
• Preparing for parenthood can help
married couples develop realistic
expectations for parent-child
relationships.
Being Emotionally Mature
• Children respond to the parent’s
emotions
• Emotional maturity helps parents
identify their own emotions
• Helps parents control strong
emotions
Giving Unconditional Love
• Unconditional love is the ability to love another
under any circumstance
– They are loved for who they are
– They do not have to preform or pretend to get love
• When children experience unconditional love,
they are able to accept themselves as being
loveable
Being Responsible
• Responsible parenting means making
choices that will help a child develop
fully in all areas of life
Responsible parents need to Provide
1. Mature role models
2. A nurturing environment
3. A secure environment
4. A stimulating environment
Being Ready for Children to Change Your Life
• Children can give parents satisfaction
• Children help parents mature
• Children help parents recognize their human
weaknesses
• Children can help parents enjoy family leisure
time
• Children can give parents hope for the future
Preparing for Children
• Considering child care
• Planning for Financial Changes
• Preparing for Lifestyle Changes
Infertility
• Infertility is defined as a couple’s
inability to conceive a child or carry a
child to full term
– After a year or more
Causes of Infertility • For men
– Low sperm count
– Blockage in one of the tubes that carry the sperm
• For women
– Hormonal factors
– Blocked fallopian tubes
– Endometriosis – uterine tissue grow outside the uterus
• Other Factors
– Exposure to radiation or toxic chemicals, smoking
tobacco or marijuana and STDs
Treatment for Infertility
• Medications and hormones can
stimulate or improve ovulation
• Surgical therapies can open
blockages
• Artificial insemination
Treatment for Infertility
• Assisted reproductive technology
(ART)
• In Vitro Fertilization
• Surrogate mother
Rights of Birthparents
• Birthparents must consent to the adoption
• Parental rights can be ended due to
abandonment (usually not contact for a
year) or unfit
• Cost of prenatal care and delivery are
usually passed on to the adopting parents
Agency Adoptions
• Most adoptions are arranged through
adoption agencies are called agency
adoptions
• Adoption agencies are licensed by the state
• Independent adoptions are arranged
privately
• Baby selling is illegal
Types of Adoption
• Open adoption- the birthparents may
select and meet the adoptive parents
and the child will have information on
birthparents
• Closed adoption- the child does not
know the identity of the birthparents
Steps in Adoption
1. A couple contacts an adoption agency
2. The agency conducts a thorough screening
3. The agency conducts a home study
4. The agency worker meets with potential
parents to discuss possible children
5. Potential parents get acquainted with the
child
6. The adoption becomes legal in court
Cost of Adoption
• May be asked to cover expense
incurred by the birthmother
• Some agency may charge a set fee
• The cost could be between $10,000-
$30,000