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Core 3: Parenting and caring
Parenting and caring relationships
In society, it is not only parents who adopt the roles of parenting and caring. The changing role of women in the workforce has resulted in parenting and caring roles being adopted by grandparents, other relatives, teachers, child care workers, paid carers, and other significant people e.g. friends or neighbours.
In addition, there are a number of factors that effect parenting and caring relationships and may impact upon the quality of the relationships developed. Quality relationships rely upon people in the parenting and caring relationship knowing their rights and fulfilling responsibilities. Whatever happens in the relationships, however, the people involved are more likely to be able to deal with issues positively if they remain respectful of each other as individuals. This is especially true in situations involving conflict or tension.
The following activities explore some of these issues.
Rights and responsibilities of children
Sources of conflict between parents and children, carers and those being cared for