Description should include

• the changing roles of family members
• emotional needs of adolescent parents
• postpartum mood disorders in both parents
• ways for others to offer emotional support
• practical assistance with household chores and childcare
• proper postpartum care of the mother.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

• What is the mother’s role in caring for a baby?
• What is the father’s role in caring for a baby?
• How can family members give emotional support? Practical support?
• How can one distinguish between normal mood swings and postpartum depression?

Communication

• How can family and friends help in the postpartum period?
• How can one communicate needs to family members?
• How might sharing experiences of being a new parent with parents and siblings be comforting?

Leadership

• How can siblings of the newborn help?
• How can a parent handle jealousy from older children?
• How can a parent make time for older children?

Management

• How can one accept/ask for family help without imposing too much on them?
• What can help family members understand postpartum depression?