Parenting: Normative vs Non-normative stressors

Parenting: Normative vs Non-normative Stressors

The difference between a normative stressor and a non-normative stressors is that a normative stressor are a part of everyday life while non-normative stressors disrupt everyday life.

Normative:

1. Traffic on your way to work
2. Going to the grocery store
3. Feeding your infant
4. Paying bills
5. Cleaning your house

Non-normative stressors:

1. Death of a loved one
2. Teenage pregnancy
3. A natural disaster
4. Diagnosis
5. Child getting arrested