28 Part 1 Decisions About Parenting
Thinking Critically
1. Do you accept or reject the parenting
myths presented in this chapter?
Why? Draw conclusions about other
misconceptions you think people have
about parenting. What conclusions can
you draw about the realities of parenting?
2. Analyze how a person may know when
he or she is ready to have children.
Discuss your analyses in a small group.
Then share your group’s ideas with the
rest of the class.
3. Assume you are a parent. Assess the
morals you feel are important for your
children to develop and make a list.
Explain why you selected each moral.
Linking Academics
1. Writing. Write an essay describing what
your parents have taught you about your
heritage and culture. Or, write about
other parents you know and what they
have taught their children about heritage
and culture. (Be sure to avoid using real
names.) End the paper by writing what
you think you will want to teach your
children about their heritage and culture.
2. Social Studies. Use Internet, print,
or interview resources to investigate
one or more cultures that exist in your
community. Find out at least five positive
facts that you didn’t know about this
ethnic or cultural group and list them on
a sheet of paper. How can you use these
facts to help build better relationships
between cultures in your community?
Write a summary of your conclusions.