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5.04 Child-Rearing Patterns

Directions: Answer the questions that correspond to each film/article. Please answer the questions in complete sentences. If you need to do additional research to answer the questions, please provide your sources.

Article #1: How Old Is Too Old to Parent?

1. What are your thoughts on the article that you just read? Do you have any opinions?

     

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of children being raised by their grandparents?

     

Article #2: How Changes in Country Policy Affect International Adoption

3. What are your thoughts on the article? Do you have any opinions?

     

4. Should Americans seek international adoptions? Why or why not?

     

5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of international adoptions?

     

Article #3: How the American Family was Affected by the Great Recession

6. What did you think about the way recession affects families? Were you surprised by any of the findings? Why or why not?

     

7. Which trends are “good” and which are “bad”?

     

Article #4: New York Proposes Free Childcare for Community College Students

8. What are some of the challenges that this single parents face going to college?

     

Article #5: 4 Biggest Problems Blended Families Face

9. What do you think of the challenges listed in the article? Are these really the 4 biggest?

     

10. Why do you think there are so many negative stereotypes associated with blended families? How do we overcome those stereotypes?

     

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