Family Case Study: Andrea Family
1. What role do you see or can you guess that Andrea plays as a parent?
• As a nurturer o It may be presumed that Andrea the plays the role of nurturer because she is a single parent with two small children.
• In an adult relationship o Andrea plays the role of being in an adult relationship since she has three separate adult relationships: her parents, her ex-husband and her new boyfriend.
• As an individual o Andrea plays the role of an individual as she has responsibilities away from home (i.e. visiting her parents) and because she has dreams (i.e. attending college to get a degree in nursing).
• As a worker o Andrea plays the role of a worker since she is employed as a secretary with the electric company.
• As a consumer o It may …show more content…
• Concern and care of children o Andrea displays her concern for her children by placing then in child care when necessary (i.e. while she works). However, she limits the time there are watched by others, for example, delaying her own education until her children are older.
3. Knowing what you know about Andrea’s responsibilities, what challenges can you identify to bringing Andrea into partnership with her child care teachers? Andrea appears to be restricted in the amount of time she has available to be involved with her children’s teachers. Her responsibilities include being a full-time parent, working full-time, and spending time with her elderly parents. Additional choices she has made that affects the amount of spare time she has available include being active in her church and having a social life.
4. In what ways is Andrea’s life the same as every parent’s? Different from some of the parents?
• The same o Andrea is responsible for raising her children right (teaching them right from wrong). o She is accountable for insuring her children have a safe, secure place to
• As a nurturer o It may be presumed that Andrea the plays the role of nurturer because she is a single parent with two small children.
• In an adult relationship o Andrea plays the role of being in an adult relationship since she has three separate adult relationships: her parents, her ex-husband and her new boyfriend.
• As an individual o Andrea plays the role of an individual as she has responsibilities away from home (i.e. visiting her parents) and because she has dreams (i.e. attending college to get a degree in nursing).
• As a worker o Andrea plays the role of a worker since she is employed as a secretary with the electric company.
• As a consumer o It may …show more content…
• Concern and care of children o Andrea displays her concern for her children by placing then in child care when necessary (i.e. while she works). However, she limits the time there are watched by others, for example, delaying her own education until her children are older.
3. Knowing what you know about Andrea’s responsibilities, what challenges can you identify to bringing Andrea into partnership with her child care teachers? Andrea appears to be restricted in the amount of time she has available to be involved with her children’s teachers. Her responsibilities include being a full-time parent, working full-time, and spending time with her elderly parents. Additional choices she has made that affects the amount of spare time she has available include being active in her church and having a social life.
4. In what ways is Andrea’s life the same as every parent’s? Different from some of the parents?
• The same o Andrea is responsible for raising her children right (teaching them right from wrong). o She is accountable for insuring her children have a safe, secure place to