Title: Investigate resources available to parents.
Course: Child Development and Parenting (19255-36) > Section: Evaluating Support Systems that Provide Services for Parents

Investigation should include

- the benefits families receive from parenting education, support, and assistance
- identifying examples of available human, financial, environmental, community, and material resources
- classifying resources needed to ensure the emotional and physical well-being of parent and child
- outlining a management plan for obtaining and using needed resources.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What are the positive influences on parents and children of grandparents, other relatives, friends, co-workers, doctors, teachers, neighbors, and selected community agencies? What are the negative influences of these individuals or groups?
- What agencies in the community offer support to parents and children?
- How much support and assistance should one expect from parents when forming a future family?

Communication

- Where do individuals acquire beliefs and attitudes about the sources of support available for parents and children? What can happen if the source of support has a philosophy, mission, or values different from the parents?
- What factors determine the amount of support needed by parents and children?
- Why are some parents reluctant to seek help?

Leadership

- What would be the advantages of the support of friends and neighbors who have children approximately the same age? What would be the disadvantages?
- How would you feel if your parents contributed financial support for your future family? What influence might they have on your family?

Management

- What information do parents need about community agencies or professional resources? Where can they obtain this information?
- What are barriers to seeking and getting support? How can one overcome these barriers?
- What questions can parents ask when selecting support services?