tailieunhanh - Lecture Human development - Family, place, culture (2nd edition) - Chapter 4: Parenting and infancy

In this chapter, students will be able to understand: The infant arrives into a repository of resources for learning, a baby joins the family, becoming a mother, biology and genealogy, pregnancy/gestation, nature and nurture, prenatal development,. | Chapter 4 Parenting and infancy The infant arrives into a repository of resources for learning Each family has its own stories, meanings and preoccupations that the child is born into. A social constructionist approach recognises that human life is a journey with many outcomes. Relationships are multidimensional. Place offers a physical and social environment. Place is a ready-made complex ecology. A baby joins the family Is becoming a parent a human right? Should aspiring parents have enough resources to support a child before becoming pregnant? Planning for pregnancy has only been possible since the birth control pill arrived in the 1960s. Conception outside the woman's body is possible, but not guaranteed to work. Assisted human reproduction raises numerous issues. Many pregnancies are unplanned. Becoming a mother Significant biological changes take places for the mother when she is pregnant. Pregnant women need support from people to help them to remain healthy. Antenatal health care supports the expectant mother. Good maternal nutrition is important for the developing baby. Biology and genealogy All living cells contain deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). DNA carries the genetic messages that tell the cells how to behave. Each cell gets half its genes from the father and half from the mother. All human cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Biology and genealogy (cont.) Pregnancy/gestation Normally 38 weeks from conception Three trimesters: There are different development stages in each trimester. There are critical periods for development in each trimester. Interference from teratogens can divert the course of normal development if there is contact at the critical period for particular development. Teratogen: an agent or factor causing malformation in the foetus Known teratogens include thalidomide, alcohol and rubella. Nature and nurture Genetic material does not dictate developmental outcomes. There are multiple causal predictors. Cultural . | Chapter 4 Parenting and infancy The infant arrives into a repository of resources for learning Each family has its own stories, meanings and preoccupations that the child is born into. A social constructionist approach recognises that human life is a journey with many outcomes. Relationships are multidimensional. Place offers a physical and social environment. Place is a ready-made complex ecology. A baby joins the family Is becoming a parent a human right? Should aspiring parents have enough resources to support a child before becoming pregnant? Planning for pregnancy has only been possible since the birth control pill arrived in the 1960s. Conception outside the woman's body is possible, but not guaranteed to work. Assisted human reproduction raises numerous issues. Many pregnancies are unplanned. Becoming a mother Significant biological changes take places for the mother when she is pregnant. Pregnant women need support from people to help them to remain healthy. Antenatal