SOC200 Chapter Notes -Impulsivity, Fertility Medication, Hypervigilance
29 Oct 2013
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Transition to a two-child family is one that parents have to help the first-born negotiate. Children between 2-4 years of age are particularly affected because their entire life has been spent as an only child. Children who are older can cognitively understand the situation better. Each successive child contributes to changing its environment. A family"s economic resources diminish with each new child. With each new arrival, parents spend more time interacting with their children altogether, but have less time for each child individually. Parenting style can be more punitive and the older child may feel less securely attached. First borns more suffer form a variety of problems of adjustment, anxiety, clinging behavior, bed-wetting, aggressiveness. The survival requirements of an infant are more urgent and constant than those of an older sibling, resulting in parents giving more attention to younger than older children. Happily married couples are more likely to add more children to their family.
