The Transition to Parenthood

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The Transition to Parenthood
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Major Normative Event

• Family life cycle theory Several Developmental
  Tasks
• Adjust and accept a new member into the system
• Couple must alter their relationship as a couple
  to make room for a child
• Couple moves up a generation by becoming
  parents
• Change in self image

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More Issues

• Make changes in ways they organize their
  personal, family and work routines to fit in new
  demands of child care
• Need to work through issues of childrearing how
  will child be raised, how will child be cared
  for?, what roles will each play
• Division of household chores will be different

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Decrease in marital satisfaction

• Many couples experience a decrease in maritial
  satisfaction once a baby is born
• Each couple has less time to spend with each
  other
• Lack of time with each other and for each other

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The Finances

• Raising a child is expensive!
• Have a look at the charts on page 305 and 306.
• Answer the questions on p. 306
• The stats are from 2001, so what do you think
  they would be now?

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Parent-Child Relationships

• Of course, one of the most fundamental
  relationships a child will ever have is with his
  or her parents
• This is incredibly important in the physical,
  emotional, and spiritual development of a child
• Read the section from p. 308 to 313
• Answer the following questions

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Questions

1. What are the characteristics of securely attached
   and insecurely attached children?
2. What is the role of love in attachment? How is
   brain development related to attachment?