Option #1 – Representing Parenting Parenting magazines are an easy way for parents to gain access to answers to questions they may have to hear stories about other parents who are having the same experiences as themselves. Three magazines that the Lincoln Public Libraries carry – Parents, Family Fun, and Homeschooling Today – are prime examples of this. Magazines of this nature are often filled with topics such as disciplining children and confidence, photos of happy families, and occasionally the issue of infertility. Although each magazine holds different titles with somewhat different goals in mind, they each blend together when it comes to their portrayal of the family. Not surprisingly, the image of families in these magazines is constant
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This article discussed disciplining a child who is not your own. The author provided a guideline of when and when not to discipline the child or at least bring the issue to the other parent’s attention. A mother is suppose to assess the situation for urgency and support their child if he or she is rejected as a result, control her emotions, talk to the other parent about what she is observing if she feels it needs to be brought to light, follow up gently with the other child to let them know what they are doing is wrong, and try to set a good example another day if the child is just moody on the day the outburst manifests (Reilly, 2015, p. 76-80). Disciplining your own child is a sticky topic, let alone trying to control someone …show more content…
The type of infertility discussed in the article was secondary infertility. The definition of infertility is having regular unprotected sex for a year or more without getting pregnant. Secondary infertility is where you were once able to give birth but now are having difficulty. The mother starts off with a positive story, describing how she got pregnant with her first child a month after going off of birth control. A year and a half later she and her husband were ready to add to the family, and started trying for another. Unfortunately, after two years of trying along with medical tests and fertility treatments, nothing had worked. She wrote how mothers experiencing secondary infertility “don’t get much sympathy so they end up feeling as though they don’t have a right to be sad” (Finello, 2015, p. 112-116). She felt guilt not only for not being able to give her child a sibling but also for shifting her focus and energy away from the child she already
This article discussed disciplining a child who is not your own. The author provided a guideline of when and when not to discipline the child or at least bring the issue to the other parent’s attention. A mother is suppose to assess the situation for urgency and support their child if he or she is rejected as a result, control her emotions, talk to the other parent about what she is observing if she feels it needs to be brought to light, follow up gently with the other child to let them know what they are doing is wrong, and try to set a good example another day if the child is just moody on the day the outburst manifests (Reilly, 2015, p. 76-80). Disciplining your own child is a sticky topic, let alone trying to control someone …show more content…
The type of infertility discussed in the article was secondary infertility. The definition of infertility is having regular unprotected sex for a year or more without getting pregnant. Secondary infertility is where you were once able to give birth but now are having difficulty. The mother starts off with a positive story, describing how she got pregnant with her first child a month after going off of birth control. A year and a half later she and her husband were ready to add to the family, and started trying for another. Unfortunately, after two years of trying along with medical tests and fertility treatments, nothing had worked. She wrote how mothers experiencing secondary infertility “don’t get much sympathy so they end up feeling as though they don’t have a right to be sad” (Finello, 2015, p. 112-116). She felt guilt not only for not being able to give her child a sibling but also for shifting her focus and energy away from the child she already