Chapter 1 Dimensions of Parenthood Focus Questions 1. Why is it important to learn about parenting? - Because it will help you to better understand why some strategies work and how to make your relationship with your children better. Not many people know what makes someone a good parent. That is why it is good to learn different ways of parenting. 2. What attributes describe the nature of parenthood? - reproduction‚ parent’s responsibility for nurturing‚ teaching‚ and acting
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Babies From a helpless newborn to an active toddler: It takes just 12 short months for a baby to undergo an incredible transformation. Babies grow and change at an amazing pace‚ and every month there are new and exciting developments happening. Do you know how babies are made? We all got the basics covered. A man and woman meet‚ they have sex‚ and nine months later‚ a baby is born. But there’s a lot more to it than that. For this processes to begin there is a few things that need to happen. For
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The Sperm and the Egg PSY/265 January 20‚ 2013 The Sperm and the Egg To answer the questions of how babies are made and where do babies come from you first need an understanding to what makes up the female sex organs and how they work as well as knowing what makes up the male sex organs and how they work. A male has external and internal sex organs. The external sex organs for the male consist of the penis and the scrotum (also known as the ball sack). The internal sex organs of a man consist
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studies Module: parenting and caring Dot point: becoming parents and cares Biological parents: the child would have parents genetic material‚ parents are parents from the moment the child is convieced. IVF (in vitro fertilisation) • Fertilllisation happenens outside the body‚ women are usully given hormones to stimulate the egg’s production. • Once fertilised‚ the embroyo is inserted into the uterus. GIFT (gamete intra fallopian transfer) • Modified form of IVF • egg and sperm are immediately
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parent’s life is to try and explain where babies come from. Often parents tend to take the well known cute little story about the birds and the bees‚ because it a short simple story. Others may decide and take the scientific approach which can be a little harder‚ but the end result will be accurate information that they can actually use when they get older. When going this route the only problem you may run into is‚ try to explain how the sperm got to the egg in the first place. The first
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right and wrong? This kind of parenting is adopted in most families worldwide‚ kids describe there parents‚ mostly mothers as “tiger mothers”. However‚ there is also the idea that allowing a child space‚ and letting them make there own choices is the best way to parents. By allowing them space‚ you are allowing them to shape who they are and teaching them to be independent. So the real question I want to uncover in this paper is what style is considered the best parenting style. The popular article
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Amy Chua Stereotypes Parenting What makes a child excel? Amy Chua‚ in her work “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior”‚ writes to inform her readers that Chinese parents raise successful children because they are stricter than typical Western parents. She states that Asian parents hold higher standards‚ that Asian parents are more direct and even caustic in their reprimanding of their offspring‚ and that the Chinese believe children owe their parents everything is the cause of these
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Parenting is one of the most challenging‚ yet meaningful life tasks. Unfortunately‚ popularwisdom and misconceptions about how to raise responsible kids can lead to ineffective communication and power struggles Some parents use authoritarian parenting strategies that do not allow the child an independent voice or sense of efficacy. Other parents overcompensate with overly permissive parenting that doesn’t teach kids about limits andself-control. Research shows both extremes can interfere with kids’
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Explain the author’s viewpoint/main idea/purpose In the article Parenting: The Lost Art‚ Kay Hymowitz discusses the recent trend in this youth idolizing culture‚ where the lines between parent and friend are blurred. Without those clear distinctions‚ “entertainment companies” and peers‚ rather than parents‚ are setting the standards for one another without a framework of what is normal or acceptable behavior. The media and so called "entertainment companies" continually abuse power by routinely
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Market for Reproductive Organs Would you sell your eggs for money? Is it ethical for a woman to undergo hormonal and surgical treatment to donate eggs to another infertile woman‚ for money? Is it ethical for the couple to pay for certain characteristics‚ such as intelligence‚ sportiness or good looks? Today‚ many women‚ and couples are not able to conceive‚ which causes them to seek other options in order to start their family. When couples realize that they are infertile‚ they face several
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