Meeting Children’s

Needs
Nurture Children
■ Providing the type of care that encourages
healthy growth and development
■ Giving a child opportunities for
encouragement and enrichment
■ When parents
nurture, they show
love, support and
concern
■ Parents provide a watchful eye and quick
reflexes to keep children safe.
■ Protect from others
■ Teaching is introducing
new ideas, and
providing stimulating
environment.
■ Do you agree that
parents are the child’s
first teacher?
■ Using firmness and understanding to help
children learn to control their own behavior
How should
parents guide
children?
■ If income is below $38,000 you are in lower
income.
■ If income is above $38,000 you are in higher
income.
■ The USDA data, the cost of raising a child
from birth to 18 is $124.800 for lower income
to $170.460.00 for a higher income family
■ That doesn't even touch college tuition.
Financial Facts

Parents who have a dual income of $40,000-

$66,000 per year will spend approximately
$170,000 on a child before age eighteen,
about $10,000 per year.
 Legal Responsibilities

■ Parents have a legal responsibility to provide

food, clothing, shelter, medical care and
education for their children.
■ Parents may also be financially responsible
for damage to property or injury of another
person caused by their child
What happens if legal needs are not met?

■ Parents can forfeit rights as parents.

■ If parents neglect their legal responsibilities
as a parent, a judge may issue an order for
termination of parental rights.
■ Reasons for termination of parental rights
include severe abuse or neglect,
abandonment, and long-term alcohol or drug
abuse.
What happens to the child when parental
rights are lost?
■ Foster care
■ Adoptive homes
Provide Financial Support

■ Children are expensive

■ Financial resources are needed to pay for
clothes, health care, food equipment, and
other expenses
The Cost of Raising a Child
USDA 2006
Single-Parent Family

Age Transportatio Child care/

of Child Housing Food n Clothing Health Education Miscellaneous Total

Before-tax income: up to $39,100

0 to 2 2,240 1,010 730 330 220 530 380 5,440

3 to 5 2,550 1,060 640 350 330 720 500 6,150
6 to 8 2,710 1,340 740 410 390 650 670 6,910
9 to 11 2,600 1,550 530 420 490 310 540 6,440
12 to 14 2,600 1,550 620 710 520 400 520 6,920
15 to 17 2,760 1,690 970 830 520 300 600 7,670
Total 46,380 24,600 12,690 9,150 7,410 8,730 9,630 118,590

Before-tax income: $39,100 and up

0 to 2 4,820 1,560 2,220 470 510 1,290 1,580 12,450

3 to 5 4,820 1,650 2,130 500 690 1,620 1,690 13,410
6 to 8 5,290 1,980 2,240 570 790 1,510 1,870 14,250

9 to 11 5,180 2,380 2,030 580 950 880 1,740 13,740

12 to 14 5,190 2,380 2,110 950 1,000 1,260 1,720 14,560
15 to 17 5,340 2,470 2,290 1,090 990 1,030 1,800 15,010
Total 92,850 37,110 39,060 12,480 14,790 22,770 31,200 250,260
Resource Time

Go to websites below to find your family type

and the cost of raising a family

http://www.babycenter.com/cost-of-raising-child-calculator