Child Development and Parenting Responsibilities

Child Development Areas

Five basic areas of child development: Physical, Social, Emotional, Intellectual, Moral.

Jean Piaget

The first to study children scientifically.

Erik Erikson

Personality develops in stages, each including a unique psychological crisis that influences normal development if met positively.

B.F. Skinner

Argued that a child's actions that have positive results will be repeated.

Parenting

The process of caring for children and helping them grow and develop.

Parenthood Responsibilities

Five areas of Parenthood responsibilities: Emotional Maturity, Health Considerations, Financial Concerns, Resource Management Skills, Parenting Skills.

Emotional Maturity

Being responsible enough to consistently put someone else's needs before your own.

New Parenting Responsibilities

Includes Lifestyle Changes, Emotional Adjustments, Relationship Changes, Legal Responsibilities.

Pregnancy Risks

If a mother is under 17 or over the age of 35, pregnancy is riskier for both her and the baby.

Abstinence

A deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors, including sexual activity and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

Diseases that are spread from one person to another by sexual contact.

Consequences of Sexual Activity

Includes Pregnancy, STDs, Health Risks, Educational Challenges, Financial Issues, Emotional and Social Stress.

Genital Warts

No cure.

Gonorrhea

It can be cured.

Syphilis

Can be cured with antibiotics.

Chlamydia

Can be cured with antibiotics.

Herpes

No cure.

Hepatitis

No cure.

Basic Needs

Everyone needs food, clothing, and shelter, along with health and safety needs.

Nuclear Family

A family with a mother, father, and at least one child.

Single Parent Family

Includes a mother or a father and at least one child.

Custodial Parent

The parent with whom the child resides.

Blended Family

A single parent marries another who may or may not have children.

Extended Family

A family that includes a parent or parents, at least one child, and other relatives who live with them.

Legal Guardian

A person designated by a legal process to assume the responsibility for raising a child.

Foster Child

A child that comes from a troubled family or difficult circumstances and is placed in the temporary care of another person or family.

Children's Needs Categories

Three categories: Physical, Social and Emotional, Intellectual.

Deprivation

A lack of the critical needs and encouraging environment that are essential for physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being.

Parenting Style

How parents and other caregivers care for and discipline children.

Guidance

Using firmness and understanding to help children learn how to behave.

Self-Discipline

The ability to control one's own behavior.

Conscience

An inner sense of what is right.

Positive Reinforcement

A response that encourages a particular behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A response aimed at strengthening desired behavior by removing an unpleasant trigger.

Types of Parenting

Three types: Authoritarian, Assertive-Democratic, Permissive.