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University of Alberta Librai 0 1 620 3681849 8 Learning Technologies Branch LEARNING Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 with funding from University of Alberta Libraries https://archive.org/details/parentingcmh302000albe Learning Technologies Branch Community Health 3020 Parenting Student Module Booklet Learning Technologies Branch ISBN 0-7741-1849-0 This document is intended for You may find the following Internet sites useful: Students / • Alberta Learning, http://www.learning.gov.ab.ca Teachers / • Learning Technologies Branch, http://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/ltb • Learning Resources Centre, http://www.lrc.learning.gov.ab.ca Administrators The use of the Internet is optional. Exploring the electronic information superhighway can be Home Instructors educational and entertaining. However, be aware that these computer networks are not censored. General Public Students may unintentionally or purposely find articles on the Internet that may be offensive or inappropriate. 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IT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED TO COPY ANY PART OF THESE MATERIALS UNDER THE TERMS OF A LICENCE FROM A C OLLECTIVE OR A L ICENSING BODY. university LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Welcome to CMH 3020. We hope you’ll enjoy your study of Parenting. CTS strands were designed to stand alone or be integrated with other strands for a c ustomized course of studies to meet student needs. Through each strand, CTS basic competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) will be identified as follows: Careers Careers: identify appropriate career Safety: assess potential risks, and linkages within the strand being follow personal and environmental studied safety procedures Communication Communication: effectively Task Management: demonstrate Task Management present concise written, visual, and an ability to locate and use resources oral communications and to use time effectively Ethics Ethics: make judgements about Teamwork: work towards goals Teamwork whether behaviour is right or wrong co-operatively, collaboratively, or on personal, community, and global independently, and acknowledge the Technology levels opinions of others Innovation: recognize Technology: effectively use opportunities/problems and identify technology when required and suggest new ideas These basic competencies build daily living skills useful in a b road range of future endeavours and careers. The eight icons that appear here indicate to students and teachers that a b asic competency has been identified in the activity offered to the students. Not all of the icons appear in each course. Resources Mandatory Resources In order to complete Community Health 3020, you’ll need the following resources: • a notebook or binder in which to respond to the questions asked in this Student Module Booklet a l ibrary or some other source of information on careers and community resources in the area of Community Health access, by telephone or direct contact, with community resources Optional Resources a computer connected to the Internet a V CR (if y ou’re taking this course in a classroom setting) Note that you may be asked as part of this course to do outside research and to contact people and organizations in your community working in the area of Community Health. Visual Cues In addition to the Career and Technology basic competencies icons described earlier, you may find visual cues throughout the Student Module Booklet to assist you in your studies. Read the following explanations to discover what each icon prompts you to do. Access the Internet (always an optional task) . Remember that any Internet website address given in this course is subject to change. o V ♦ E ♦ R ♦ V W Prerequisite Recommended sequence * Course is also offered in Career Transitions Some of these courses may not yet be in a d istance learning format. CAREER & T ECHNOLOGY STUDIES C-O-N-T-E-N-T S Overview I Assessment 2 Strategies for Completing This Course 2 Section 1: Parenting—1 The Rewards and the Chal lenges 4 Activity I: B ecoming a P arent 9 Activity 2: Parenting: The Role and the Rewards 15 Activity 3: The Challenges of Parenting — A F irst Look 23 Activity 4: The Challenges of Parenting — A F urther Examination Follow-up Activities 31 Extra Help Enrichment 3313 Conclusion 34 Section 2: Parenting Styles Activity I: D efining Parenting Styles 36 Activity 2: W hat Makes a S uccessful Parent? . 44 Activity 3: Different Viewpoints on Parenting 6592 Follow-up Activities Extra Help 71 Enrichment 6798 Conclusion 78 Assignment Section 3: A F urther Look at Parenting Activity I : A re You Ready to Become a P arent? 80 100 Activity 2: The Changing Roles of Parenthood Activity 3: Careers Related to Parenting 107 I 1 6 Follow-up Activities Extra Help I 1 6 Enrichment 120 Conclusion 123 Assignment 123 Summary 124 Course Survey Appendix Glossary 126 Suggested Answers 12 7 Image Credits 158