Parenting and Caring

Parenting and Caring

1. Becoming a parent or carer

   • Types of parents and carers
     • biological parents
     • Social Parents
       • adoption
       • fostering
       • step-parenting
       • surrogacy
     • carers
       • primary
       • Informal and formal
   • The roles of parents and carers
     • Satisfying the specific need of the dependant
     • Building a positive relationship with the dependant
     • Promoting the wellbeing of the dependant
   • Preparations for becominga parent or carer
     • Changing health behaviours, e.g. nutrition, physical activity, social or spiritual connections
     • enhancing knowledge and skills, e.g. education knowledge, information, training
     • modifying the physical environment, e.g. housing, amenities, equipment
     • organising finances, e.g budgeting, saving, support payments

2. Factors affecting the roles of parents and cares

   • Characterisitics of the dependant
     • Age
     • skills/capabilities
     • Special needs, e.g. illness, disability
   • Styles of parenting or caring
     • authoritarian
     • democratic
     • negligent
     • permissive/ indulgent
   • rights and responisiblilties in parenting and caring
     • legal rights of parents, carers and dependants
     • Responsibilities of parents and carers
       • duty of care
       • setting limits
       • discipline
   • Influences on parents and carers
     • Personal
       • culture, customs and tradition
       • religion/spirituality
       • previous experience
       • education
       • own upbringing
       • multiple commitments e.g. work, study, sport, family
       • socioeconomic status
       • special needs e.g. illness or disability
     • community attitudes
     • gender expectations
     • media stereotype

3. Support for parents and carers

   • Types of support
     • informal
       • relatives
       • friends
       • neighbours
     • formal
       • government agencies
       • community organisations
   • Types of services provided through formal support
     • health care
     • education
     • financial support
     • child care
     • respite care
     • counselling