interpersonal relationships ch 12 diversity in parenting

parenting choices

not making a parenting decision is a decision

ACEs

Adverse Childhood Experiencees. e.g. abuse, neglect, addiction in home, divorce

“good enough” parent

dont have to be perfect parent. it is realistic to be just okay

transition to parenthood

time from beginning of pregnancy to few months after baby born

matrescence

transition to motherhood (hormonally, mentally, priorities) moms how take a month+ maternity leave are less depressed, stressed than other moms

support and motherhood

the amount of support a mother gets is related to how well she transitions to motherhood

peripartum depression

depression, anxiety, but during pregnancy

baby blues

brief sadness right after the baby is born

postpartum depression

after baby born, but more severe and last longer than baby blues

postpartum psychosis

rare, very serious. mom wants to harm children

postpartum anxiety

constant worrying about child and parenting

patrescence

transition to fatherhood

maternal gatekeeping

mom encourage or discouraging how dad interacts with child

parenting styles

based on 2 traits. responsiveness and demandingness

responsiveness

how much warmth and attentiveness to child the parent shows

demandingness

how much control the parent exerts over child

permissive

high responsive/warmth. low demanding/ctl

authoritarian

high demanding low responsiveness

authoritative

high demanding high responsiveness

uninvolved/neglect

low demanding low responsiveness

helicopter parents

parents make most decisions for child, intervene instead of letting child learn to solve their own problems

principles of effective parenting

give love, praise, acceptance. important for security and later relationships

reactive attachment disorder

unable to bond with or trust others. common in those who didn’t have someone who cared about them growing up

provide discipline

no 1 right way for all children. time-out, withdraw privileges, let child know you disapprove of action.

time-out

remove child to a place of isolation for a specified time

boomerang children

when a child moves out, then returns back to the home

what to teach

emotional competence- better will-being and sex education

single parenthood

40% of births in us are to unwed parents- sometimes by choice

single-parent family

only 1 parent involved

single parent household

child lives with 1 parent, but the other parent is still involved

incarcerated parenting

phone contact is most common— caregiver is key in making & preventing connection with child and parent