Dualism

simple, either/or thinking before developing more complex, flexible reasoning

Multiplicity

realizing there are many possible answers, not just one

Relativism

understanding that some answers are better than others depending on evidence and context

Commitment

choosing your own beliefs while understanding other perspectives exist

Similarity

being attracted to people who are like us

Proximity

being attracted to people who are physically close to us

Familiarity

liking someone more because we’ve seen them repeatedly

Reciprocity

liking someone because they like us back

Stage 1: Image Making

- planning child/pregnancy - considering what it means to be a parent and preparing for adjustment

Stage 2: Nurturing

- infancy - creating attachment relationship with child

Stage 3: Authority

- toddler/preschool - parents creating rules and figuring out how to guide the child

Stage 4: Interpretive

- middle childhood - parents helping child interpret social experiences beyond family

Stage 5: Independent

- adolescence - renegotiate their relationship with kid to allow shared power in descion making

Stage 6: Departure

- early adulthood -parents evaluate their failures and successes as parents