(Optional) Identify parenting roles across the life span.

Identification should include

• a parent’s roles as manager, problem-solver, nurturer, and leader
• expectations in parenting
• beliefs and attitudes about parenting roles. 

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

• Who is usually considered a parent?
• Which of the roles (manager, problem solver, nurturer, leader) is the easiest to fulfill? The most difficult? Why?
• What happens when parents do not fulfill their responsibilities as managers, problem-solvers, nurturers, and leaders?
• What is the most important quality for a parent to have, and why? What could happen if a parent does not have this quality?
• What resources are available for families when there is a breakdown in the parenting role?

Communication

• What values would a parent need to have to carry out the responsibilities of parenting?
• Where do individuals acquire the attitudes and values for effective parenting?
• What questions should be asked to determine readiness for parenting?
• How do families teach values to their children?

Leadership

• What skills do parents need to carry out their responsibilities? Which of these skills are leadership skills?

Management

• What can happen when a person's parents are not positive role models?
• What other resources can the parent take advantage of to learn effective parenting skills?
• What effects could the birth of a child have on one’s educational, career, and lifestyle goals?
• Which community organizations offer mentors for children?