Parenthood is changing dramatically all over the world. Suppose a close friend came to you struggling with the idea of whether or not to one day become a parent. What important facts would you provide them about the new reality of parenthood in today’s world to facilitate their decision-making?

For this week you read a portion of Chapter 7 that provided data related to temperament and personality in emerging and young adulthood, attachment, family relationships, intimacy versus isolation, attraction, friendship, love, adult lifestyles, intimate partner abuse, and parenthood.

Apply your knowledge in this problem-based learning scenario.

Respond to the following prompt in roughly 500 words:

Parenthood is changing dramatically all over the world. Suppose a close friend came to you struggling with the idea of whether or not to one day become a parent. What important facts would you provide them about the new reality of parenthood in today’s world to facilitate their decision-making?

Support your ideas with a minimum of 2 credible sources, one of which may be your textbook. Follow APA (American Psychological Association) format.

Below are the 2 sources that need to be used for the paper.

http://dept.clcillinois.edu/psy/LifespanDevelopment.pdf
Citation: Lally, M. & Valentine-French, S. (2019). Lifespan development: A psychological perspective (2nd ed). CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0. http://dept.clcillinois.edu/psy/LifespanDevelopment.pdf

Citation: TEDx Talks. (2015, April 28). Why does it take so long to grow up today? | Jeffrey Jensen Arnett | TEDxPSU [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv8KpQY0m6o

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