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CHOOSING PARENTHOOD. PARENTHOOD- State of being a parent. PARENTING- process of caring for children and helping them grow and learn. Advantages of Remaining Childless Individuals/couples have more time for themselves More financial resources More spontaneity More fully pursue careers
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PARENTHOOD- State of being a parent. PARENTING- process of caring for children and helping them grow and learn.
Advantages of Remaining Childless • Individuals/couples have more time for themselves • More financial resources • More spontaneity • More fully pursue careers • More time/energy for companionship • Not having to worry about providing for physical & psychological needs of children • Prepare for later years
ADVANTAGES TO HAVING CHILDREN • Children give as well as receive love • Children enhance love • Managing challenges of parenthood… • Discover new and untapped dimensions • Ongoing stimulation • Experience personal growth
PARENTING READINESS • Emotional Maturity • Desire for Parenthood • Goals and Expectations • Financial Readiness • Health Considerations • Age
STAGES OF PARENTING • Parents with Babies • Parents with Preschoolers • Permissiveness • Over permissiveness • Parents of School-Age Children • Parents of Adolescents
PARENTING STYLES • Authoritative (Democratic) • Authoritarian • Permissive • Rejecting • Uninvolved Style