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Notes on The Parental System

By on January 17, 2014

Transition to Parenthood

Time is the major problem (Ralph LaRossa): sleep time, television time, communication time, sex time, and bathroom time)

Mothers’ Role

Primary caretaker

Maternal duty – nurturing role

Especially with young children

More involvement throughout the years

Fathers’ Role

Deemphasized – not as important

Recent research – important role – happiness and well-being

Life satisfaction, intellectual development, and educational and occupational mobility

“New fathers’ role” is emerging – increase in role

Negative effects of “non-fathers”

Parents’ Role

Social changes make the parenting role more difficult

Less parental activities – non-traditional families

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