FRHD 1020 Study Guide - Final Guide: Gender Role, Parental Leave, Canada Women'S National Soccer Team

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

Document Summary

Lecture 6: having a child & parent-child relationships. A shift commonly occurs with couples in the late 20s and early 30s beginning to shift towards getting pregnant rather than preventing it. The parent roe is dictated by: the age of child, and experiences the child brings. The child is considered a consanguine (with blood) relative. 75% of couples decline in feelings of love, and experience less motivation to work on the relationship after birth. Transition to being a partent is a process involving: deciding to have a baby, conception, gestation, birth, and adapting to having a child at home. Conformity: having children is what you want to do when you"re an adult. Experience: don"t want to miss out on the experience of having children. Social capital: having children adds to the network of relationships. Economic factors: expenses include: housing, child care, transportation, food consumption.