dealing with fatherhood.
1. What are the differences between being a biological parent, an adoptive parent, and a foster parent?
A biological parent -when a biological parent is unable to provide (either fully or partially) the personal and/or financial obligations of childrearing, other family members may have to take on much of the responsibilities of parenting.
An adoptive parent -when a parent adopts a child, he or she takes on the full responsibility of raising that child.
A foster parent -Children who are in need of parental care are usually assigned to foster parents by the state. The foster parent legally assumes all parental responsibilities toward the child for a limited period of time (although foster parents are usually financially compensated by the government for child-rearing expenses).
2.What financial needs are parents obligated to provide and which are optional?
Parents are obligated to provide financially for a child’s basic economic needs. Parents are responsible for ensuring that children have access to nutritious food, shelter, clothing, and health care. Most parents who are able choose to provide their children with luxuries beyond their basic physical needs. Parents may provide their children with postsecondary education and things such as toys and electronics, piano lessons, summer travel, etc.
3.What other needs might a child have that a parent is expected to provide?
Safety and Security: Parents should make every reasonable effort to ensure that children are safe from physical harm. Children need a home environment that is free from abuse. Parents should not put their children in the secondary care of individuals whom they do not trust. Young children, in particular, need to be supervised carefully and kept away from common household objects that could hurt them. Also, Providing for Emotional Needs,Parent should respect their child as a unique human being and help him or her develop healthy self-esteem. Parent are responsible for guiding the child
A biological parent -when a biological parent is unable to provide (either fully or partially) the personal and/or financial obligations of childrearing, other family members may have to take on much of the responsibilities of parenting.
An adoptive parent -when a parent adopts a child, he or she takes on the full responsibility of raising that child.
A foster parent -Children who are in need of parental care are usually assigned to foster parents by the state. The foster parent legally assumes all parental responsibilities toward the child for a limited period of time (although foster parents are usually financially compensated by the government for child-rearing expenses).
2.What financial needs are parents obligated to provide and which are optional?
Parents are obligated to provide financially for a child’s basic economic needs. Parents are responsible for ensuring that children have access to nutritious food, shelter, clothing, and health care. Most parents who are able choose to provide their children with luxuries beyond their basic physical needs. Parents may provide their children with postsecondary education and things such as toys and electronics, piano lessons, summer travel, etc.
3.What other needs might a child have that a parent is expected to provide?
Safety and Security: Parents should make every reasonable effort to ensure that children are safe from physical harm. Children need a home environment that is free from abuse. Parents should not put their children in the secondary care of individuals whom they do not trust. Young children, in particular, need to be supervised carefully and kept away from common household objects that could hurt them. Also, Providing for Emotional Needs,Parent should respect their child as a unique human being and help him or her develop healthy self-esteem. Parent are responsible for guiding the child