EDPS 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Coparenting, Noncustodial Parent
Document Summary
Efforts to guide behavior according to what is appropriate in a given society/culture. Immediate environment (immediately and directly contact; bidirectional influence) Larger social and cultural environment (values, customs, law, policy) The makeup of the people who live in the family home. Foster families, families with adopted children/child, divorced families, non-heterosexual families. Two parent families (65% of kids live with two married parents) Sharing responsibility, agree on appropriate consequences when child misbehaves. High levels of marital conflict, however, can lead to emotional and behavioral problems: Physical aggression, depression, anxiety, problems with intimacy, etc. Parental conflict: children at high risk if parents remain in conflict. Parental conflict: children at high risk if parents remain in conflict after divorce. Custody: children benefit from continuing contact with noncustodial parent. About 28% of all children live with a single parent (90% with mom) Sole care of children (many need to seek outside help) Observing model and coping skills, closeness of single parent.
