What are three things that I learned from reading about adoption and parenting? What is one thing I had never considered before?Did anything surprise you?  Explain.Do you have strong feelings about these topics?  Can you explain?What is your 'big take away' from this assignment?

1) What are some historical factors that contributed to lay beliefs on parenting during your parents’ and grandparents’ generations? What are modern influences that impact beliefs of today’s parents?ResponseReference2) What are some advantages and disadvantages of parental emphasis theories and child-emphasis theories? Explain your preference.ResponseReference3) As you have matured into adulthood, how have your ideas about parenting changed? How are these beliefs similar and different from those of your parents?ResponseReference4) What is a belief you once had (lay theory) about parenting that you now know to be false? Provide anecdotal and evidence-based evidence to support your current beliefs about parenting.

What did you learn about family and parents' styles of parenting, - what did you discover (consistency, did parents have similar styles/ use same strategies, did you prefer one over the other, or seek out one over the other for certain reasons?

Currently, the study of motherhood has become increasingly interesting as well as complex with regard to female single parenthood. Single mothers by choice represent the emergence of a new form of chosen single parenthood, planning motherhood as a personal project, thus detaching filiation from conjugality. Mothers who intend to undertake motherhood alone present a series of common characteristics: they are women who have obeyed the social mandates of their generation. Therefore, we would say that adoption is not an option but a vocation since the aim is to form a family with the child or adolescent and thus provide security, love, education, etc. Women have the biological capacity to conceive, and choose to adopt a child; So it would seem that they have a motivation to transcend or give meaning to their lives. On the one hand, it would be an alternative to the impossibility of transcending through a biological child or a way of becoming a mother without being one.While it is true that single mothers would be a good option when it comes to adopting, here the challenges arise that these women will have to go through before they manage to have their adopted child in their arms. The pertinent authorities allege that it is to protect the integrity of these children who have been abandoned or were also picked up on the street. Therefore, the best solution to overcome these challenges is to have the company of a good, experienced legal advisor and the support of family.Edited by Adriana Chacon Freire on Nov 30 at 7:05am

Describe the three most important things (including aspects of culture or values) you learned from your parent(s) or caregiver(s) while growing up. Consider and share how you learned these things (remember some things are not taught directly).

Which dimension of parenting is more important in infancy and has a longer lasting impact on a child's social/emotional development?Group of answer choicesFlexibilityConfidenceClosenessFamiliarity with child development theoriesControl