Parenting and Caring
We estimate CAFS-PC is worth about 25 marks out of 100 under the new Community and Family Studies syllabus. Practise 31 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.
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Parenting and Caring — types of parents and carers, their roles and preparation, factors affecting the role, parenting styles, rights and responsibilities, and formal and informal support, with exam-ready examples.
- 1What you need to know
- 2Types of parents and carers
- 3Roles of parents and carers
- 4Preparing to become a parent or carer
- 5Factors affecting parenting and caring roles
- 6Styles of parenting and caring
- 7Rights and responsibilities
- 8Support for parents and carers
- 9Worked example
- 10Common mistakes
- 11Exam tips
- 12Links to other topics
Example questions
Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice
Which person is a social parent?
- AA step-parent raising his partner's child
- BA woman who conceived naturally and gave birth to her own child at home
- CA father whose child was conceived with his own sperm
- DA paid nurse who cares for a patient in hospital
Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice
Which is an example of an informal carer?
- AA disability support worker employed by an agency to visit the same client every day
- BA registered nurse in an aged care home
- CA foster carer authorised by an agency to care for a child
- DA daughter caring, unpaid, for her mother with dementia
Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice
Which statement about surrogacy in NSW (Surrogacy Act 2010) is correct?
- AIntended parents automatically become legal parents at birth
- BAltruistic surrogacy is legal; commercial surrogacy is an offence, even overseas
- CSurrogacy is banned in all forms in NSW
- DCommercial surrogacy is legal if a written contract is signed and both parties have independent legal advice
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