Becoming parents (transition to parenthood)初为父母讲解材料.ppt

Parent-Child Relations and Education Dr. Bo (Pearl) Wu, Home Economics  Becoming Parents;Factors influencing couple’s decision to become parents or to remain childless (影响夫妇决定生孩子或不生孩子的因素);Do people feel pressure to become parents?;中国特色:独生子女政策;The decision to parent is more a conscious choice today than it was in the past. ;Three psychological characteristics of parents who appear ready to provide an optimal parenting environment:;Motivation for becoming parents 成为父母的动机 (concepts from Bigner);Reactions to Pregnancy对怀孕的反应;“Expecting” a baby is quite different from “having” a baby;Changes that Baby Brings;New Mothers Typically Report新的母亲通常报告这些:;New Fathers Typically Report新做父亲的人通常报告：;新出生的孩子带给父母…;Each member has an independent relationship with the child as well as a modified relationship with the adult partner.;Adjustments that new parents make 新父母要做的调整;A question ;好的关系 Positive Relationship ;Dimensions underlying the adjustment process to parents 向父母角色过渡的影响因素;对父母过渡期的建议 中文版;Recommendations for couples to ease transition to parenthood (Brooks, p. 238) 英文版; Gender differences in transition to adulthood 性别差异;一个具体的例子;Parenting Newsletter in WI;;;;Dave’s projects;Types of Parents ;The transition to parenthoodthrough adoption and assistant technology;Parenthood through adoption;How is the transition different for adoptive parents?;Adoptions may be divided into three types;Adoptive parents have adjustments to make (领养父母要做的调整): ;;Parents using ART(assisted reproductive technology);Major interventions of ART;