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armygirl · **on:** Sep 11, 2018

Parents of young children often find that balancing responsibilities for work and family is a major challenge. Describe at least three workplace factors that might help to increase and three that might help to decrease this challenge. Give two examples of how you have observed some of these factors in your lived experience.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Sibling relationships are influenced by a complex combination of factors. Discuss at least seven factors and how they influence sibling relationships. Give two examples of how you have observed some factors in your lived experience.

What will be an ideal response?

234sdffa · **Reply #1 on:** Sep 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Increases challenge:
low wages
work schedules
single-parent status
inflexible work environment

Decreases challenge:
family-friendly work policies
flextime
on-site child care
benefits, including health care insurance

Other factors are also acceptable.

Answer to Question 2

childrens age
number of children in family
gender of children
perception of parental fairness
presence of disabilities
foster siblings
childrens temperaments
parental style
blended family status