FRHD 1020 Lecture 6: FRHD 1020 LECTURE 6

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Shayna Sparling

Document Summary

During your teens and early twenties: focused on contraception. A shift (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374)l(cid:455) o(cid:272)(cid:272)urs (cid:449)ith (cid:272)ouples i(cid:374) the late (cid:1006)(cid:1004)"s a(cid:374)d earl(cid:455) (cid:1007)(cid:1004)"s (cid:271)egi(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g to shift to(cid:449)ards getting pregnant rather than preventing it. The birth of a child represents one of the major life course transitions. The parent role is dictated by: age of child, the experiences the child brings to the parent. The child, whether adopted or genetically related, is considered a consanguine (with blood) relative. 75% of couples: decline in their feelings of love, experience less motivation to work on the couple relationship after the birth of the first child. Actual day and time of birth: but the transition to being a parent is a process involving. Process of adapting to having the child at home: there are complex timing norms about relationships that are age and duration graded. Conformity: having children is what you do when you are an adult.