Parenthood: Are You Prepared?
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesParenthood is a very tough, long-term commitment. Follows a diverse group of young parents and a pregnant teen through their daily tasks. Includes four sections: emotional preparation, physical preparation, financial preparation, and social preparation. Emphasizes key teaching points, including the following: parenthood requires maturity, a stable home environment, a reprioritizing of goals, time, and money. Provides an overview of the cost of a child from food to diapers, medical care, child care, education, and beyond. Emphasizes for teens that being a parent is a demanding job that needs careful consideration.
Media Details
Runtime: 20 minutes 2 seconds
- Topic: Home and Family
- Subtopic: Family Life, Parent and Child, Parenting
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 2009
- Producer/Distributor: Human Relations Media
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