ABSC_160_Examination_2_Study_Guide
1. Falco 2012 Grandparents need to be better informed when caring for kids.
Best position for baby to lay in= back
Cribs only need a mattress with a sheet.
Babies should be breastfed for the �rst 6 months of life (vitamins and minerals
ok, but no water).
Toddlers need to be in rear facing car seats until age 2 or they are of the right
height and weight.
2. Family structures Nuclear= traditional, conjugal, adult partners and their kids, husband and wife
with or without kids, has declined.
Non-Tratidional= single parent, foster parents, multiracial, grandparents, same
sex, reconstituted (blended- joining of 2 adults via marriage, cohabitation, or civil
relationship who may have had kids from other relationships).
Average family size over time has decreased.
3. Teen pregnancy abortion
options adoption
parenting
4. In�uencing fac- surprised/shocked that kid is having sex
tors to parent's parent's rules about dating, sex, pregnancy
reactions to teen parent's expectations and rules
pregnancy parent's feelings about your partner and relationship
age and maturity level
5. Barriers to ed- Judged and unwelcome at school
ucation of teen lack of cooperation at the state and local education agencies
pregnancy failure to maintain passing grades
balancing parenting and academic responsibilities
transportation and child services
, lack of encouragement and support to further education (leads to lack of motiva-
tion of teen mother)
6. Statistics of teen only 30-50% of teen mothers get a high school diploma (90% don't have kids and
pregnancy get a diploma)
1.5% of moms at age 30 have a college degree (poverty, negative outcomes,
malnutrition, cognitive development problems).
80% of unmarried teen moms need government help
teen pregnancy and childbirth cost taxpayers 9-28 billion annually
children of teen mothers are more likely to: be less prepared when they go to
kindergarten, have behavior problems, chronic medical conditions, be incarcer-
ated during adolescence, drop out of high school, give birth as a teenager, and
be unemployed or underemployed as an adult.
7. United States birth and abortion rates are lower for 15-19 yr olds and have declined since
teen pregnancy 1991-1992.
The south has the highest teen pregnancies. They are successful in discouraging
contraception vs. sex.
Religion and teen pregnancy have a strong correlation.
Children's Aid Carrera Program reduces birthrates. It's a pregnancy prevention
program helping 11-12 yr olds learn about sex, self expression, �nds jobs, and
plan their life.
8. Same Sex par- Joint adoption and stepparent adoption is legal in all states except Mississippi.
ents
25% of same sex couples have kids and ~60% are biological.
9. Reasons against Children may become gay? ---No, just as likely as heterosexual parents.
gay marriage
and the answers Children may become further behind in school?---No, sexual orientation of par-
, ent's doesn't matter.
Child may be molested? ---No, homosexuality is not the same as pedophilia. 90%
of child abuse is by a heterosexual man.
Child may become bullied? ---Maybe, it's an issue. The USA is the highest for
physical and verbal harassment. A lack of social tolerance leads to bullying, and
stigmatization, which impacts healthy development.
10. Policy Statement No evidence that homosexual orientation impairs physiological functioing.
by the American
Psychological As- No evidence that lesbian and gay adults aren't �t to be parents. Sexual identities
sociation develop in the same way among lesbian mothers as they do of heterosexual
parents.
11. Reasons for substance abuse
grandparents child abuse
raising their neglect
grandchildren AIDS
incarceration
divorce
desertion
12. How do kids Kids bene�t because of a sense of security, self con�dence, self respect, self
and grandpar- esteem, and to have an attachment �gure and continuity.
ents bene t?
Grandparents bene�t because of a sense of biological and emotional renewal, as
well as extending social networks. This depends on age though.
13. What are the Kids: physiological or physical issues related to earlier experiences depending on
challenges for the environment that they came from, they might grieve the loss of their parents
kids and grand- or feel abandoned or lost.
parents?
Grandparents: physical, emotional, and �nancial changes, poor relationship with
, the child, grieving the loss of their child or that they were imprisoned, embarrass-
ment, feelings of guilt and structure.
14. Overall message family structure is more important than parenting techniques
of family styles
15. authoritarian low love
high rules
Want to control behavior and they require obedience to the adult's standard.
16. authoritative high love
high rules
Warm and open to children's inputs, establish clear rules and boundaries, insist
on compliance.
*The best*- more give and take
17. uninvolved (dis- low love
engaged) low rules
Detached, withdrawn, and unresponsive to kids.
18. permissive high love
low rules
Indulgent, and accepting environment where the kid does whatever he wants. The
parent plays a friend role.
19. Divorce and the The actual chances of divorce are below 50/50.
risks of divorce
The di erences we observe between children from divorced and intact families
are not necessarily caused by the divorce.
1. Falco 2012 Grandparents need to be better informed when caring for kids.
Best position for baby to lay in= back
Cribs only need a mattress with a sheet.
Babies should be breastfed for the �rst 6 months of life (vitamins and minerals
ok, but no water).
Toddlers need to be in rear facing car seats until age 2 or they are of the right
height and weight.
2. Family structures Nuclear= traditional, conjugal, adult partners and their kids, husband and wife
with or without kids, has declined.
Non-Tratidional= single parent, foster parents, multiracial, grandparents, same
sex, reconstituted (blended- joining of 2 adults via marriage, cohabitation, or civil
relationship who may have had kids from other relationships).
Average family size over time has decreased.
3. Teen pregnancy abortion
options adoption
parenting
4. In�uencing fac- surprised/shocked that kid is having sex
tors to parent's parent's rules about dating, sex, pregnancy
reactions to teen parent's expectations and rules
pregnancy parent's feelings about your partner and relationship
age and maturity level
5. Barriers to ed- Judged and unwelcome at school
ucation of teen lack of cooperation at the state and local education agencies
pregnancy failure to maintain passing grades
balancing parenting and academic responsibilities
transportation and child services
, lack of encouragement and support to further education (leads to lack of motiva-
tion of teen mother)
6. Statistics of teen only 30-50% of teen mothers get a high school diploma (90% don't have kids and
pregnancy get a diploma)
1.5% of moms at age 30 have a college degree (poverty, negative outcomes,
malnutrition, cognitive development problems).
80% of unmarried teen moms need government help
teen pregnancy and childbirth cost taxpayers 9-28 billion annually
children of teen mothers are more likely to: be less prepared when they go to
kindergarten, have behavior problems, chronic medical conditions, be incarcer-
ated during adolescence, drop out of high school, give birth as a teenager, and
be unemployed or underemployed as an adult.
7. United States birth and abortion rates are lower for 15-19 yr olds and have declined since
teen pregnancy 1991-1992.
The south has the highest teen pregnancies. They are successful in discouraging
contraception vs. sex.
Religion and teen pregnancy have a strong correlation.
Children's Aid Carrera Program reduces birthrates. It's a pregnancy prevention
program helping 11-12 yr olds learn about sex, self expression, �nds jobs, and
plan their life.
8. Same Sex par- Joint adoption and stepparent adoption is legal in all states except Mississippi.
ents
25% of same sex couples have kids and ~60% are biological.
9. Reasons against Children may become gay? ---No, just as likely as heterosexual parents.
gay marriage
and the answers Children may become further behind in school?---No, sexual orientation of par-
, ent's doesn't matter.
Child may be molested? ---No, homosexuality is not the same as pedophilia. 90%
of child abuse is by a heterosexual man.
Child may become bullied? ---Maybe, it's an issue. The USA is the highest for
physical and verbal harassment. A lack of social tolerance leads to bullying, and
stigmatization, which impacts healthy development.
10. Policy Statement No evidence that homosexual orientation impairs physiological functioing.
by the American
Psychological As- No evidence that lesbian and gay adults aren't �t to be parents. Sexual identities
sociation develop in the same way among lesbian mothers as they do of heterosexual
parents.
11. Reasons for substance abuse
grandparents child abuse
raising their neglect
grandchildren AIDS
incarceration
divorce
desertion
12. How do kids Kids bene�t because of a sense of security, self con�dence, self respect, self
and grandpar- esteem, and to have an attachment �gure and continuity.
ents bene t?
Grandparents bene�t because of a sense of biological and emotional renewal, as
well as extending social networks. This depends on age though.
13. What are the Kids: physiological or physical issues related to earlier experiences depending on
challenges for the environment that they came from, they might grieve the loss of their parents
kids and grand- or feel abandoned or lost.
parents?
Grandparents: physical, emotional, and �nancial changes, poor relationship with
, the child, grieving the loss of their child or that they were imprisoned, embarrass-
ment, feelings of guilt and structure.
14. Overall message family structure is more important than parenting techniques
of family styles
15. authoritarian low love
high rules
Want to control behavior and they require obedience to the adult's standard.
16. authoritative high love
high rules
Warm and open to children's inputs, establish clear rules and boundaries, insist
on compliance.
*The best*- more give and take
17. uninvolved (dis- low love
engaged) low rules
Detached, withdrawn, and unresponsive to kids.
18. permissive high love
low rules
Indulgent, and accepting environment where the kid does whatever he wants. The
parent plays a friend role.
19. Divorce and the The actual chances of divorce are below 50/50.
risks of divorce
The di erences we observe between children from divorced and intact families
are not necessarily caused by the divorce.
