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Work File Review: Parenting 1.3

Stop #1

Calculate the cost of raising a child. Use the Cost of Raising a Child page to
answer the following questions.

    1. If you are a single parent living in the south, your income is less than
       $57,800 and you are pregnant, what is the estimated cost of raising a
       child?


    2. If you are a single parent living in the south, your income is more than
       $57,800 and you are pregnant, what is the estimated cost of raising a
       child?


    2. Rank the categories of expenses from the most costly to least costly for
       someone making less than $57,800.


    3. Analyze which categories would be easier to adjust.


Stop #2

Read the suggestions for a healthy lifestyle leading to a baby’s solid growth and
development and explain why these suggestions are important for a prospective
parent to follow. (Key in on prenatal care.)

Stop #3

    4. Defend this statement—“Discipline and punishment are not the same
       thing.”


Word Bank for questions 5 – 10

Self-worth     self-control   sarcasm   more     respect    positive   bad   more

    5. Discipline guides a child to      .
   6. Negative methods of behavior correction include verbal abuse, humiliation
      and      .

   7. Discipline is respectful, accepting and comforting, which enhances             .

   8. The        one knows about stages of child development the more one will
      be able to positively guide children.

   9. “       parents have difficulty with disciplining children.” This belief is often
      felt by parents.

   11. When treated with         children learn       behaviors.

   12. List the six biggest roadblocks to effective discipline. Choose one and
   discuss why it would be considered to be a roadblock.




    13. List the six methods of effective discipline. Choose one and explain why
   it would be an effective method of discipline.



Stop #4
List two methods of prevention for these common accidents.

DANGER                       PREVENTION Method 1            PREVENTION Method 2
Falls

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Drowning


Poisoning                    Keep cleaning supplies in Use child-proof caps and
                             a child proof cabinet     keep all medicines out of
                                                       children’s reach
Burns & Fires

Choking                      Avoid hard candies, nuts       Avoid toys smaller than
                             and seeds                      the child’s hands and
                                                            keep small objects out of
                                                            children’s reach such as
                                                            paper clips, pins, and
                                                          coins.

Firearms                     Avoid storing guns in the    If guns are in the home,
                             home.                        keep shells/ammunition
                                                          in a separate area and
                                                          NEVER have a loaded
                                                          gun in the home.

The firearm information will not be found on the Mayo Clinic web site. The above
is a crucial safety method regarding firearms and keeping children safe.
(If guns are in the home, keep shells/ammunition in a separate area and NEVER
have a loaded gun in the home.)

Stop #5

Identify the technique in dealing with teens and pre-teens. Pretend you are the
parent in these situations.

Excessive phone use/bills are brought up during this time.


Bobby, the oldest son, has kept his room clean for two weeks without being told
to pick up. You make a point of pointing this specific behavior out at the regularly
scheduled family meeting and offer to order his favorite pizza for dinner.


After watching a movie about drug and alcohol abuse, you and your spouse
express your concerns regarding this problem to your 16-year-old son.


You have asked your daughter to unload the dishwasher and take out the trash
before you get home from work as guests are coming for dinner. She does not do
this and is sassy with you regarding being asked to do this chore. You are angry,
but tell her you will discuss and discipline her once your guests have left.


Stop #6

What five “bright ideas” will you follow to “make a happier morning” with your
children? (If you do not plan to have children, which five do you think would be
most effective for a family?)