FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cognitive Development, Attachment Theory, George Herbert Mead

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Ruth Neustifter

Document Summary

Week 7: having a child and parent-child relationships. A shift commonly occurs with couples in the late 20"s and early 30"s beginning to shift. Focused on contraception towards getting pregnant rather than preventing it. They shift from not wanting a child to wanting a child. The birth of a child represents one of the major life course events and transitions. Experiences the child brings to the parent. The child, whether adopted or genetically related, is considered a consanguine (with blood) relative. Makes their relationship to the parent durable culturally and legally. Experience less motivation to work on the couple relationship with the birth of the first child. But the transition to being a parent is a process involving: Process of adapting to having the child at home. There are more complex timing norms about relationships that are age and duration graded. Having children is what you do when you are an adult.