1. Answer the following discussion questions regarding adult lifestyles.

A. What are some advantages and disadvantages to waiting to get married or staying single?

B. Why would couples choose to cohabit rather than get married? What are some disadvantages?

C. Why you think older adults report better relationship quality than younger adults who cohabit?

2. Choose 1 of the following scenarios:

• Your 9-year-old and your 11-year-old want to play videogames all the time.
• You find out that your sixth grader has removed a couple of cans of beer from your refrigerator.
• Your fourth grader starts to insist that she will wear only certain expensive brands of jeans, shoes, and tops, and they are so expensive that your budget could not afford much.

How would you resolve this problem using each of the four parenting styles: a) authoritative, b) authoritarian, c) indulgent, d) neglectful?