NDEJJE UNIVERSITY KAMPALA CAMPUS

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

NAME: NAKANJAKO REHEMA

REG NO: 16/2/358/W/961
COURSE: BACHELOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
COURSE UNIT: CHILD REARING
COURSE CODE
YEAR ONE
SEMESTER TWO
LECTURER MADAM NAMUYAABA ROBINAH

Question: There is a saying that

‘’becoming a parent is easy and joyful but parenting up a child is difficult’’.

Discuss the challenges faced during the two process cited above.
 CHILD REARING.
The process of bringing up a child or children

Parenting: process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional,

social, financial and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.

Fifty or more years ago, good parents were those who provided for their children
and taught them to be mannerly, respectful and responsible. Parents worked to
protect their children from the danger of the world and worried about the basics
such as food and shelter whether their children dressed appropriately? Did they
sit up straight? Did they get enough to eat and proper medical care?

Successful parents produced children whose outward behavior was the yard stick
against which the job the parents were doing was measured. Little was known
about the inner emotional world of children and how it developed.

Challenges faced by parents during parenting up process of children.

 Finding enough time in the day and balancing motherhood and career.
 Effectively disciplining children
 Allowing children to develop independence in a dangerous world
 Being a single parent and /or having enough help and support
 Dealing with bed time hassles
 Having unreasonable expectation of children
 Ensuring children receive a quality education
 Avoiding consumerism in today’s consumer-centric society
 Marriage expectation among our childless couples are major challenges
was adjusting to new roles within the marriages, however this issue also
impacted at least one of the households with children
 Maturation – several parents indicated that one of their major challenges
would be dealing with their children growing up. This was most often
discussed in the context of older children (14+), and included ideas like
drinking, dating, entering a new school, less parental oversight and so on.
 Co-parenting. The primary challenge of our single mums with joint custody
was how to overcome their ex-husbands negative influence on their
children. In both cases they felt like their priorities were not shared, and
being undermined by the laissez faire style of the other parents.
 Planning for the future. This challenge also seemed to come often with
childless couples, who keenly felt that their decisions in the next year or
two would have long term impact on their lives.
 Time. As with the everyday challenges, having a hectic schedule was also
discussed as a major challenge for some families. Also related to time was
the issue of the parents not having enough time to themselves either
because of their children or work schedules?
 Health. Most of the households did not see health and wellness as a major
challenge however; one of the children in our study had an incurable
disease that reduced her life expectancy to 35. This was a major challenge
to her parents, obviously and one they saw only increasing as their
daughter grew into womanhood

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