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The Joys and Challenges of Parenting - Coggle Diagram
The Joys and Challenges
of Parenting
Reduced marital
satisfaction (in most cases)
after the birth of the first child
Marriage can
become neglected
Increased martial
satisfaction (in some cases)
Parenting can bring
families closer together
Disagreement on discipline
Need for positive discipline
today and the issue of corporal punishment
Financial stress
Raising a child costs
on average $200,000
Need for high-quality
childcare
Raising children is
physically and
mentally demanding
Coparenting
Provides greater satisfaction with
marriage and family life
Frees women to pursue outside interests
Single mothers
Low economic and emotional resources
Gay and lesbian parenting
Relationship between
Fatherhood and Motherhood
Fathers can be nurturers
Enduring the death
of a child
Educational programs and
resources for parents
Having children adds a
sense of purpose to life
Children add to individual happiness
when people are cohabitating or married
Changes in the family
system and roles