HDF 313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Social Comparison Theory, Identity Formation, Parenting Styles
25 Apr 2017
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Every family is unique; every individual"s experience of family is unique: A complex coherent network of relationships: parent-child, siblings, parent-parent, grandparents, etc, all within a socio-economic context. Many subsystems individual effects members, each member affected by the whole. An open dynamic system: adding or losing members; crises, developmental phases. Caretaking to meet the needs of the immature. Requires adapting because children"s developmental needs will be changing. Pre-pregnancy: building a harmonious parenting partnership, developing healthy life-style. Prenatal period: constructing a parental identity, nutrition, life-style, emotional preparation. New baby in the home: life changing, spousal support, increased financial responsibilities, increased household responsibilities. First year: bodily and emotional needs, sensitive, contingent, responsive care giving. 2nd year -> early childhood: safety for exploration, socializing and scaffolding, supporting self-regulation and self-discipline. Middle childhood: guiding children to take on personal responsibilities, homework, chores, entertainment, monitoring child outside of home: at school or with peers, use reasoning to promote child"s understanding.
