Divorce and Remarriage

Divorce is an emotionally devastating experience. Three reasons of divorce might be because of why Adultery, Abuse, and Alcoholism. Today, society might experience a decrease in divorce because people are not getting married, but instead couples are cohabiting. Stages of Divorce: 1. emotional 2. legal 3. economic 4. coparental 5. community There are many unanswered question, such as, who is going to have legal custody of the children? Who can take them to the doctor? Who can pick them up from school? Will the father pay child support? In class, we talked about how men are more likely to re-marry then women. Women have less time to date because of their kids. Are the kids going to live with the mother or father? Are the kids going to see their dad every other weekend? It takes about 2 years for a blended family accommodate and feel normal. New boundaries are being set and family dynamics change. This was my last required blog post for my Family Relations course. I enjoyed the class and learn valuable information! I hope my readers learn from my posts as well!

Parenting

This week in class we talked about parenting. There are four types of parenting styles. The authoritarian style of parenting expect children to follow the strict rules established by the parents. The authoritative style establish rules and guidelines that their children are expected to follow. The permissive parenting style have very few demands to make of their children. The uninvolved parent have few demands, low responsiveness and little communication. Children who rebel is because they feel powerless. So, the parent should give them choices and consequences. Children who need attention, need contact belonging. The parents should teach their kids to contribute, so they can feel like they belong.