Parenthood

A developmental role that changes over time usually in response to changing developmental needs in children

Socialization

 The responsibility given to parents by society to prepare children for adulthood by teaching them how to behave appropriately, what rules they must follow, what values to hold, and how to make decisions

Parent-child synchrony

Parenting style will be congruent, or synchronized, with children’s developmental level (Parents must attend to the developmental needs of their children while attempting to meet their own developmental demands)

Two primary functions of parenting

 Structure and Nurturance 

those aspects of parenting behavior aimed toward providing children with the means to regulate their lives and to lay the foundation upon which a child’s personality is formed and expressed

Nurturance

those parenting behaviors intended to meet children’s needs for unconditional love

encourage early autonomy of children, are intolerant of wasted time, appear to practice authoritative methods of discipline, large economic pressures

Hispanic American Families Characteristics

less educated, large economic pressures, Religion is very significant, more family orientated

Single Parent Families

 One adult parent and one or more children under 18 is considered a single parent family. Single Parent Families are the fastest growing family type in America.