Parenthood Transition

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Introduction
“Men and women have been having babies since human life began” (Cowan & Cowan, 1995, p. 412). Love and unity is most expectant by couples who are experiencing their first born child but experience the opposite in some cases (Trillingsgaard, Baucom, Heyman, & Elklit, 2012). The experience of parenthood is often quite different from what couples expect because there are highs and lows such as joy, affection, role overload, parental fatigue, reduced time in couple intamcy and leisure (Trillingsgaard, Baucom, Heyman, & Elklit, 2012). Recently, the transition into parenthood has become a subject of intensive and analysis by psychologists, sociologists, mental health profressinals and more due to a claim made by sociologist LeMasters that 83% of a new parents had experienced moderate or sever crisis in their family life for the first five years following the birth of their first child (Cowan & Cowan, 1995). “Theories of life course and family development imply that life changess and transitions create conditions of risks; new challenges can outstrip pre-exiting vulnerabilities and inadequancies” (Cowan & Cowan, 1995, p. 412). The transition into parenthood is an intersesting case for lifespan development theories because unlike most traumatic transitions, becoming a parent is often regarded as a positive change in a couple’s life (Cowan & Cowan, 1995). Studies of the transition into parenthood shows that new parents experience shifts in five family domains: relationship quality, the quality of new parents’ relationship as a couple, the quality of the relationship each parent develops with the baby, the balance between life, stress and social support in the new family along with the distress or well-being of the child and ...

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...d of positive parenting and reduce child abuse; along with positive changes in goals for the family as a unit (Salmela-Aro, 2012).
Conclusion
In conclusion, the transition into parenthood is a learning period for both the soon to be parents that can have a huge impact on the lives of the parents and the well-being of the child. Though, there are interventions to assist the younger population with thi transition, there could always be more developed to ensure validity and reliability when these cases come up. The teenage populaion is an at risk group of people due to their sudden exposure to a more independent life. Therefore, establishing rapport and special needs and issues are going to be a leading factor in distinguishing the success rates and quality of these interventions and preventions pertaining to this transition or preventing teen pregnancies in general.

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