Chapter 1 Parenting: A Rewarding Choice 27
Applying New Skills
1. Parent interview. Interview a parent
about the importance of being a
nurturing, dedicated, and flexible parent.
Ask if this person always finds it easy to
display these qualities. Are there things
about being a parent that make parenting
more difficult? What advice would the
parent give others about developing
nurturance, dedication, and flexibility
before they become parents? after? Write
a summary of your findings to share with
the class.
2. Picture wall. Gather pictures from
magazines and newspapers that depict
parenting. Working in small groups, sort
the pictures according to which parenting
responsibilities they most represent.
Share your group’s thoughts about the
pictures with the rest of the class. Then,
as a class, create a picture wall depicting
the responsibilities of parenthood.
Mount pictures in groups by type of
responsibility.
3. Brainstorm. On a piece of paper or on
the board, write these two headings:
Responsibilities of Parenting and Rewards
of Parenting. As a class, brainstorm a
list for each heading. Do the lists seem
to balance, or does one list seem much
longer than the other? What conclusions
can you draw about the rewards and
responsibilities of parenting?
Recalling the Facts
1. Contrast the terms parent, parenting, and
parenthood.
2. Describe the personal qualities of
nurturance, dedication, and flexibility for
effective parenting.
3. Describe two myths about parenthood.
Explain why each is considered a myth.
4. List four responsibilities of parenting.
5. Why is a child’s need for love considered
the most important need?
6. What are children’s physical needs?
7. Name two ways that parents can promote
their children’s intellectual growth.
8. How can parents encourage social
development in their children?
9. Why is moral development important for
children?
10. How does structure in the home help
children develop morally?
11. Contrast ethnic identity and diversity.
12. Why do parents have the responsibility of
maintaining their good health?
13. Name two actions that parents can take
to maintain good health.
14. What are two ways that parents can
reduce their stress?
15. List two rewards of parenting.