Essays on Parenting Style

Research article summary

Literature review summary Summarizing the relevant research related to the interconnection between eating disorders and parenting styles, the authors point to the general scientific interest for connections between types of parent-child bonds and overall psychological and mental implications for the child. The authors state that the existing research on long-term psychological implications of parental bonding style is predominantly retrospective, while the body of research shows the connection between overprotective parenting (especially from mothers) with eating disorders and particularly anorexia, bulimia and drive for thinness (Lobera et al., 2011, p. 729). At the same time, the reviewed research shows a ...

Chang, N.-Y., & Liou, T.-Y. (2009). A study of Latino parenting culture and practices: listening to the voices of Latino parents. Hsiuping Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 12, 1-36. Retrieved from http://ir.hust.edu.tw/bitstream/310993100/1599/1/12-01.pdf The article studies culture and practices of childrearing in Latino families. As the authors write, “Traditional Latino parents, in general, may have more rigid parenting values compared to their Caucasian counterparts” (Chang & Liou, 2009, p. 1). The conducted study is based on the qualitative research. First, the authors provide a complete literature review regarding the main values of Latin culture and historical background of their living in ...

The childhood experience has great effects of the individual’s social and personality development. A maltreatment experience during childhood can impact the development of emotions and behaviors through adulthood. As per definition, a child maltreatment is a child abuse and neglect that happens to those children ages 18 years old and below. WHO presents the common child maltreatment that includes physical and emotional abuses. Particularly, the types of child maltreatment are physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and exploitation . These maltreatments result in the potential harm in terms of health, behavioral development, survival, dignity, and trust of the ...

Parenting strategies need to change depending on the social, political, and economic circumstances so that children can one day live as adults according to the demands of contemporary circumstantial factors. However, parents face three significant parenting challenges in the modern world, and those challenges include changes in parenting strategies over time, the evolution of family structures, and conflicts with their children during adolescence. Although some of those challenges could be interpreted as consequences of changes in social attitudes, parents need to develop parenting abilities and self-confidence in their abilities to raise children. If those two criteria are met, contemporary ...

Infants and children are often said to be the hope for tomorrow’s society. Their growth and development for full world occupancy is highly dependent on how the society essentially prepares them from an early stage. Parents have a great responsibility in understanding children, preparing them and also equipping them with the relevant skills they need to navigate life. Families affect the development of infants and young children through built relationships over time. Couples that respect each other and solve their issues amicably provide a good environment for the growth of infants and children. Young children are very observant ...

1. The way a parent raises a child, determines the kind of person they grow up to be. In as much as I don’t have children of my own, I believe that being a parent involves combining discipline with friendship when it comes to your child. According to me, the theory that so well involves these two aspects and that I will personally use, is the Diana Baumrind’s theory on parenting styles. It looks at the aspect of the parent being warm and supportive of their children by ensuring that they are able to meet their needs, ...

The quest for overachievement is one which has become central to current U.S. culture. Driven by a growing sense of beating peers, parents and children stretch limits to outperform and win. Probably, sports, particularly so called "dangerous sports", represent one most notable area in which (helicopter) parents and children compete to achieve excellence. In pursuing an eternal dream of overachievement, children (self motivated or, more commonly, pushed by parents and coaches) are subject to a host of risks in contacting one another during physical activity, a concern which only highlights growing debate over whether dangerous sports particularly football and ...

Abstract

My motor skills developed on time, although my motor coordination is still not very good. My physical development is in line with normal course of development of a person. I have sustained healthy weight throughout my childhood and adolescence, and my height and weight started growing rapidly during puberty that started at the age of 11. My height and weight during puberty were different from my peers, which made me feel self-conscious and lowered my self-esteem. Puberty was also marked with emotional and behavioral changes that affect many adolescents. I have completed Piaget’s stages of development on time ...

Problem Statement

Effective parenting is an important way of developing the people, especially during the teenage or adolescent stage. This is the time when a young person is more exposed to various risks. The society is a big place, which gives various risk factors that directly affect and influence the development of a child. Violence, drugs, and other undesirable actions can be adapted by the child if there is no effective parenting on the situation. The study of human socialization of adolescents is an important topic to know if or not parents are doing the right thing for their child, especially ...

Family environment is the foundation of child’s healthy development. The role of the parents in the family is very important; rather family is formed with parents only. The major role of parents in the family is to raise the child with responsibility. When the person is small, family is his/her only world. But the situation does not remain the same in his/her adolescent phase. This phase is very different and the scope of the person’s life starts expanding gradually. The friends, peers are equally important in this age. Still the teenagers cannot completely be separated from his/her ...

Introduction

Child rearing encompasses the diverse practices of parenting meant to instill different attitudes and behavior in children. John Locke proposed the idea that children are born devoid of any values and beliefs and that these are conveyed to them by the society which they are born into (Spera 125). Child rearing entails a process of transmitting skills, attitudes, and behaviors to the young to assist their integration into a cultural community (Spera 126). Parents are amongst the most influential agents of socialization that interact with children through the child rearing process. Child rearing practices include parental involvement in the ...

Literature Review: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone"

Literature Review: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" J.K.Rowling’s first book in the serious of the record breaking book series Harry Potter began with “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” The book starts the reader on a journey into Harry’s earlier part of life when he was just a baby. In a horrible fight with the evil Lord Voldemort, Harry’s parents are killed, but somehow he manages to survive Voldemort. This becomes a very big sign for those in the Wizarding world who celebrate Voldemort’s defeat against Harry. Unfortunately Harry is left with ...

After reading Amy Chu’s Wall Street Journal article about the superiority of Chinese parenting compared to Western parenting, I was left wondering if her claims are true. Common sense tells me that there are all different types of parenting styles, and often the difference exists as a result of cultural differences. However, could it be possible that Western parents are failing their children while Chinese parents or the like are doing a better job of parenting? Perhaps that is a matter of opinion based on what is important to the parents and individual. Some parents focus on academics, ...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is recognized as a common neurodevelopmental disorder among children; in the United States, the prevalence is thought to be between 5 percent and 11 percent of children ages 4 through 17 in 2011 or approximately 6.4 million children (American Psychiatric Association, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ; CDC.gov, Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder). Kessler places the adults with ADHD at 1 percent to 6 percent of the population (Kessler 717). A meta-analysis of 32 published research articles concluded that when children met the full diagnostic criteria for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, 15 percent continued to show symptoms at ...

Psychology

Psychology In psychology there are three main types of parenting. They include Authoritative, Authoritarian, and the permissive parenting styles. The Authoritarian parenting style involves the parent feeling the need to control the actions of the child. The parent values highly obedience and respect and usually feels superior to the child. The child develops fear due to the harsh punishments given. Children of Authoritarian parent develop poor social skills and competences. In extreme cases the children may develop insecurities and have ant-social tendencies.

The Permissive parent has no control over the child. The parent avoids confrontation and does ...

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The psychiatrist acknowledges the facts that psychopaths can be born with the traits as some experiment conducted showed that psychopaths have unusual brain activities. Psychopathic children display little fear for punishment, slow in doing certain things as compared to other normal children, and crave for things that excite their nerves. However, traits bravery, assertiveness, and sensation looking, which lead to rebellious behavior, can be directed towards a more beneficial course with good parenting style. Failed parenting style, motivate the children with psychopathic traits to unleash them through other destructive modes of behavior. In general, psychopaths are influenced by the way ...

Family is the natural environment in which, upon the ideal circumstances, a child grows and develops. The role of parents in successful early development of children cannot be overrated, as adults are considered fully developed, stabilized individuals who carry an important mission of ensuring proper physical, psychological, social and cultural development of their offsprings.

Increasing evidence suggests that the early period of child development has a significant influence on their further life in terms of cognition, learning and behavior (Young, 2002, p. 23). Naturally, much depends on the sociocultural, economic and political environment in which a child spends the early stages of ...

Categorically, the three parenting styles include; permissive style, coupled with authoritarian and authoritative parenting. The permissive parenting style has very few rules to follow. The authoritarian parenting style has rules and guidelines to follow and parents are not too strict. The authoritative parenting style is the strict parenting style, but the parent and child have a good relationship. According to experts, authoritative parenting is the best parenting style because it allows children to have a bond with their parents. The children understand that if rules get violated, there will be consequences. The paper endeavors to extrapolate on the three parenting styles ...

Parenting is a difficult yet fulfilling task because parents have the opportunity to mold their children. It is difficult because it is demanding, physically, emotionally, mentally and even financially. Parents create the foundation for the child’s future; this concept is enough to stress how vital parenting is in the life of individuals. Parenting also requires many sacrifices on the part of the parents due to the criticality of their situation. But there is no concrete formula for parenting. Parenting styles vary depending on many factors including culture, socioeconomic status and physical capabilities of parents. In Developmental psychology, psychologists attempt ...

There is no shortcut to success. It is when ordinary people rise beyond their normal expectation to become successful. Studying and working hard leads to success. However, research has it that social-class shapes the future of an individual regardless of the race. Annette Lareau in her book, Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life, argue that social class and parenting approaches significantly have impacted on educational and work outcomes (Lareau 2003). It is this particular sentiment that captured my attention. It makes me reflect back to my childhood life, I realize that I didn’t grow up with a sense ...

Education

Introduction

Child development is a crucial process that considers different nuances. In the process of development, a child faces a variety of issues that require constant motivation and guidance. Ideally, the life of a child revolves around motivation and achievements. Motivation in child development refers to the act of arousing a person or a being into appropriate actions with a goal that is desirable in mind. In the child, several actions and goals lay in the future. Learning becomes a vital aspect in this case. Motivation, therefore, dwells upon appropriating critical desires to perform an action. Motivation can either be intrinsic (internally driven) or extrinsic (environmentally driven). ...

I interviewed a girl who is 15 years old. Sarah accepted the interview fervently; she answered all the questions though her answers were brief. Sarah lives with her parents, and she has two sisters. One of them is older being is18 years of age, and the other is a toddler who is7 years old. The older sister is closer to her than toddler sister and her family spends most of the time together. Generally, her relationship with her family is very good.

Parenting style plays a fundamental role in child development, so it is important to know the style of parenting that ...

Introduction

There has been a number of parenting styles used by different parents on their children. A parenting style is a psychological construct that is used in order to give a representation of what parents use while they rear their children (Krause & Dailey2009). Parenting quality is one of the most essential things in a child’s development than the quantity which is spends on the child. The quality and quantity of parenting is one of the most things that most parents should consider. For instance, a parent may decide to spend the whole afternoon with his or her children but at the same time engaging ...

and Children’s Academic Outcomes? and Children’s Academic Outcomes?

Introduction

There are different ways in which the academic development of children is affected by the manner by which parents relate with them. Child Psychologists, other scholars and parents as well have worked to create the foundation of theories that demonstrates the considerable influence of parenting style on the performance of a child in and out of school. The recent interest in conducting research over the effect of parent-child relationship in the development of a child grew out of the increasing alarm over todays youngsters diminishing social, educational and health status. ...

Apart from genetics, a child’s growth and development are influenced by family and the environment. The family, for example, determines the moral development of the child and language acquisition (Kagan, 1999, p. 164). The family also shapes the child’s gender identity and the child’s behavior in the future. Therefore, the parenting style adopted by parents is of great importance to growth and development. The environment, on the other hand, shapes a child’s gender development, language and cognitive ability. The interaction between teachers and children in the early years of life, for example, determines literacy development. The ...

Parenting is an incredibly difficult, but at the same time rewarding occupation. Every single family is highly interested in the positive development of the child’s personality. Therefore, it’s important to choose the most appropriate and reasonable style of parenting. Psychologists determine 4 main styles of family education: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and uninvolved style. Let’s find out the specifics of each of the styles and its impact on the child’s identity. First of all, we will consider the Authoritarian style of parenting. The essence of the concept is that there is no standard communication between ...

Family is the most important among all the factors that influence the child’s psychological state, behavior, character and social status. Families often face some problems due to a generation gap. For example, teenagers prefer not to share their personal life when it comes up to the opposite sex attraction. Such situations cause conflicts between the parents and their child. Analyzing and investigating the parental control, Diana Baumrind described three main types of parents.Thus, the permissive parent has a loyal attitude towards the child, accepting his desires and actions. Such a parent does not require to be respected as a role model, moreover, ...

Introduction

Parenting is probably one of the most interesting, yet challenging experiences for most parents. While most parents are excited when welcoming their newborns in the world, they are also worried about the growth and development of their children. Their biggest challenge and worry is the upbringing of the children to ensure they become the best in the world. On that light, different parents utilize varying methods of parenting. The most common types of parenting the parents apply are authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved. Authoritarian parenting is one where parents expect their children to follow the rules they set without ...

Psychology

Parenting is a challenging task, and new parents often feel clueless and develop a parenting strategy through trial and error. A misinformed parenting style can have a significant impact on the health, development and wellbeing of children. However, there is a dearth of appropriate tools to identify and measure the key constructs of positive parenting styles. Seay, Freysteinson, and McFarlane conducted a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the existing scientific literature on parenting styles. Based on the concept of positive parenting style, the authors scanned all literature to identify necessary attributes that constitute the model of positive parenting. All the attributes are listed ...

INTRODUCTION

Cultural and social problems attributed to gun violence have been a prevailing phenomenon for years. In a society where one could be fragile to the effects of cultural crackdowns and psychological breakdowns, guns have been a prevalent tool in addressing violent actions. Guns induce both violence and personal protection, but using it would likely trigger more instances of violence than self-defense. Gun violence could be attributed to irresponsible parenting and exposure to pop culture as causes, which may be interconnected between one another. In curbing gun violence, proper steps must be taken in order to elicit public awareness. Such steps in promoting ...

Obesity

We have all heard about the growing epidemic of obesity from our parents, teachers, and even our government. According to a recent study, about a quarter of two to five year olds and one-third of children are overweight or obese in the U.S. (Ogden et al., 2014). There is a wide array of factors which play a role in children becoming overweight or obese. Genetics, along with behavioral, social, cultural, environmental influences, can create an environment conducive for obesity. Environmental factors include great amount of exposure to advertising that encourages food consumption and promotes unhealthy foods, technological advances or increase in media use, ...

Parenting styles refer to the approaches taken by parents in bringing up their children. There are four parenting styles; authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and uninvolved parenting. The four describe the most common parenting styles adopted by people. Authoritarian parenting is a parenting style based on rules. Parents set rules that children should strictly follow, failure to which one is punished. Such parents do not explain their reasons for such rules and will normally expect their children to obey without questioning. Rosenthal describes it as being “obedience and status oriented’ (Rosenthal 2004). The other style of parenting is authoritative parenting, ...

Raising sons and daughters to be a good person and law abiding citizens is among the greatest challenges of parenthood. One needs to be keen on the harmonious familial relationship at home and the environment outside to assure good influences to our sons and daughters. Juvenile delinquency is one of the issues that confront the families, societies, and nations. Data from the National Institute of Justice revealed that the youth with cases in the juvenile court in the United States reached 1.3 million in 2010 (National Institute of Justice, 2014). The government attributes the high number of juvenile delinquency cases ...

Rigid parenting style linked to obese kid

Kids with demanding parents who are rigid about rules, stingy with affection and won't discuss limits are far more likely to be obese than children whose parents practice a more balanced parenting style, new research suggests. Canadian scientists found that obesity rates were about one-third higher in children up to age 11 whose parents used a so-called "authoritarian" parenting style, marked by inflexibility over rules and a lack of emotional responsiveness. In a group of more than 37,000 children, these kids were significantly heavier compared to those whose "authoritative" parents were generally affectionate, willing to discuss behavior limits and set healthy ...

Psychology

Infant and Early Childhood Development Paper Infant and Early Childhood Development Paper Infancy as well as early childhood is a unique period as there would be no greater stage in life for development and growth. During this period, growth occurs at physical stage, but just as remarkable are the cognitive and socio-emotional developments during this period. The womb and the physical environment as well as the genetics all combine after the delivery that will impact the manner and rate of growth. That is who we eventually become as a person begins here. The purpose of this writing is to ...

Question 1: Communication challenges and how they affect consultation

• During childhood and pre-teens, patient Anna (15 years old) used to be very friendly and maintained good communication during consultation. However, she has now changed, and she does not maintain a direct eye contact.

• Anna is now adolescent, and she may be undergoing adolescence changes that have also affected her communication skills.

• Both girls and boys undergo physical, mental, sexual, and social changes that affect their general well being. • Being a transition period from childhood to adulthood, adolescents adapt different behaviors and roles depending on parenting style and environment. • Adolescents often disagree with their parents and this may even affect the ability to fully express oneself during consultation. • These adolescent changes also affect communication and relationship ...

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Literature Review 3

Theoretical framework of child development, 4 1. Psycho Analytic theories : 4 2. Ericson’s Psychological theory; 5 3. Cognitive theory: 6 i. Sensory motor stage:. 6 ii. Pre-operational stage: 7 iii. Concrete operational stage: 7 iv. Vygotsky socio-cultural cognitive theory: 7

Parenting styles and their influence Child Care and Development 7

1. Authoritarian; 8 2. Homeisle; 8

Purpose of Study 8

Refined Research question 9 Refined Hypothesis & Variables 9 Variables and Definitions; 10 Measurements 10 Target Population, Sampling Method and Sampling frame; 11 Data Collection & Analysis Technique 12 Instrument for data analysis; 15 Potential ...

In psychology, there are different parenting styles, which influence the form of attachment that the children develop. Authoritative parenting establishes rules and guidelines which children are expected to follow. It is characterized by parental warmth, as well as high control, making children have positive relationships in their childhood and adult life, due to the security it offers to the child. In authoritative parenting, the parent respects the child interests but suggests their own perspective. Authoritative parents respond to their children while at the same time willing to listen to any questions that the child has. In cases where the ...

Organization

Introduction The most appreciated and widely applied parenting programme in the world today is the Parental Effectiveness Training (P.E.T), which was devised by Thomas Gordon, an internationally reputed psychologist. Gordon developed the PET programme while intensively researching on humanist psychology at the University of Chicago, with assistance from Carl Rogers. This programme attained popularity when Gordon published a comprehensive book by the same name in the year 1970, which has been reviewed as under. The book revolves around the idea that every group interaction involves conflicts and differences of perspective that must be resolved in order to sustain the ...

Introduction

Raising a child could be a big task for many families in the modern environment and society. This is because it entails various conditions and situation that are sometimes difficult to abide by. Many households find their children going astray as they engage in undesired activities simply because of lack of proper mentorship by their parents. Furthermore, today’s parenting styles face severe challenges compared to those of our forefathers and past generation. Day by day, toughest dilemmas arise. This is due to the pace at which the modern environment evolves, characterized by new, difficult situations contrary to the children’s ...

Introduction

The internet is viewed as the ultimate resource for what people desire, whether in terms of information or relationships (Fried 1). This fact has made parents blinded by the many benefits of the internet and they have failed to notice how much it may have a negative impact on their children. Children may be exposed to pornography, racism and many other vices. Many criminals have been noted to prey on innocent children through different platforms. Parents are not always sure what children have seen or whom they have talked to while online. Internet sex crimes involve adults who meet, create a ...

Dear friend,

Let me congratulate you first on the birth of your little girl. A baby brings joy to any family, especially to a mother. But motherhood is not only a joy, with motherhood comes great responsibility. It is a challenging task for any woman because there is no perfect formula for being a good mother. Being a mother myself, let me share with you some insights on how to raise your child. Parenting may be a tough job. There are several parenting styles which you may choose to adopt. You can choose to follow the parenting style of your parents if you think it has ...

Dear Amy Chua

I am a Chinese student who is born and raised in the parenting style and cultural background that you describe in your article "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior". As a Chinese parent, a mother, you demonstrate that the parenting styles of the Chinese mothers as the best in ensuring that children attain educational achievements, and only consider that some “Korean, Indian, Irish, Jamaican, and Ghanaian parent to exhibit similar or close characteristics. However, you worry that Western parents value their children’s self-esteem, and are too permissive that they allow these children go extents that Chinese parents would not think of doing. ...

In the present day American society, children are raised in different families with each family having different views about the education and academics of their children, how to help these children become successful later in life, and the role of parents in raising these children. While reviewing two articles: “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” and “Two Kinds” by Amy Chua and Amy Tan respectively, this will provide the explanatory analysis that seeks to find the similarities and differences in these articles. This paper focuses on the narrations of the authors of the articles to determine importance of parenting and ...

Parenting is a process that contributes to the physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of a child and determines how a child is going to evolve as an adult. Parenting style varies from one parent to another. Based on the style of rearing up children, parenting is divided into four styles; authoritative, authoritarian, permissive and uninvolved (Christopher Spera). Amy Chua, popularly known as the tiger mother, has created furor among western mothers with her famous but controversial book titled "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" in which she has vehemently shown the difference between the Chinese and Western style of parenting. Her ...

The intense and eminence of family involvement has an unswerving impact on the development of a child. Anew born child do not understand certain personalities, behaviors and attitudes. They are usually formed during the growth of a child. The practices and values that are upheld by parents and siblings have a direct influence to the emotional and learning development of a child in a family (Couchenour & Chrisman, 2011). Positive stimulation and proper nutrition are exceptionally vital in determining the development of a child. Physical and mental developments are mainly controlled by early experiences in the child’s life. An emotionally detached and abusive family ...

In this book, the author on the in-depth interviews and observations she made in a study of the middle-class, poor and working-class families. She intended to establish the impact of social class on the lives of children from these families. She discovered differences in parenting styles of the twelve families she sampled in her study. The differences in these styles corresponded to class distinctions. In her findings, she discovered that middle class families practice ‘concerted cultivation’ whiles the working-class and poor families both practiced ‘accomplishment of natural growth’ (Lareau 3). In the accomplishment of natural growth child rearing style, ...

The freshman year of college can be quite stressful both for students and the parents of the students. In the rush to prepare for college, many prospective freshmen and their parents focus on material things, such as making sure the student has the right clothes, laptop or tablet, sufficient quantities of bed linens and towels, required paperwork, and so forth. Yet having those items rarely decreases stress for students. What actually causes the most stress will be interpersonal issues, such as adjusting to a new roommate, dealing with professors who demand a better quality of work than what the student produced ...

Background Information

Introduction. The teenage years may be the most confusing for teenagers but it is also a period of great stress for parents. On the one hand, parents are relieved that their kids can now do things on their own unlike when they were younger when they are very dependent. But on the other hand, it is precisely this capacity to of doing things on their own that brings in a lot of stress for parents. Children at this age also begin to distance themselves from their parents and prefer to communicate more with their peers. Some would even have boyfriends/ girlfriends ...

- Identify & discuss two styles in parenting and explain what style has the most validity to you. Developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind, in regards to her work in the 1960’s described various forms of parenting styles, based on research done on pre-school aged children. One of the prominent parenting styles identified by Baumrind was what has been known as the ‘Authoritarian’ style.

In this style parents set strict rules to be followed without questions by their children, without question or condition.

Authoritarian parents Baumrind states "are obedience- and status-oriented, and expect their orders to be obeyed without explanation.” (1991) The main issue with this parenting style is that of the punishment, punishment is valued over discipline, the ...

Whether or not homework serves to improve the academic performance of the student has been a question of contention in the field of social sciences for decades. Homework, being the extra work given to students in the form of assignments, cannot be assigned a single definition considering that not all the students tackle the task from home (Hallam & University of London, 2004). Even so, it is referred to as homework because it is not part of class work, but rather an extension of the same. The merits and demerits of homework revolve around time and the effect of such work on ...

Parental influence is the most important on a child`s development because he/she is the first friend to the child. The behavior of a child is highly affected by how the parents have handled the past and present life of that child. Whether the child is inquisitive, is self disciplined, empathetic and flexible, does not like conflict or is always ready to practice what was taught in relation to the happening of the environment in that particular time is all about what kind of teaching the parents gave. On the other hand, the kind of freedom and leisure that parents ...

Parents play an important role in the development of the child beginning from the birth, and early growth stages till the child is mature. The feelings and beliefs of self, individual awareness, and self-perception develop very early in young children. Every child possesses unique characteristics that can be enhanced by paying good attention to the child. The personalities of children can be turned compatible when proper attention is paid to the children’s nature. While the child is in growing stages it is very essential that the parents communicate with the directly and try to know the likes and ...

Reflection

Think about and describe what makes a good toy. What good toys do you want to make sure you have in your classroom? Answer: Ideally, a good toy is one that provides the child with not only entertainment, but an educational basis as well, such as matching pictures with sounds that animals make, or during the process of learning to read matching the picture with the written word, etc. All of these sound simple enough, yet they equip the child with entertainment as well as learning. I think so many toys today have lost this educational value and it’s ...

Obesity has no doubt become a major public health concern in a number of countries. As such, a variety of studies have been carried out to attempt and establish the various lifestyle, psychological and socio-economic factors that normally contribute towards unhealthy eating habits and consequently obesity. The study aims to explore some of these factors further, to build on findings outlined in the literature review. The study will attempt to highlight factors that contribute to obesity, ranging from poor parenting practices, socio-economic status, level of education, changes within the family. The study will entail the use of surveys to assess the various ...

Pediatric Case Study

Part I. Cultural and Family Assessment

Culture and family are oftentimes neglected during patient assessment, especially when the person is viewed only in terms of disease, causes and treatment. However, providing holistic care that encompasses all aspects of the patient’s life has the potential to improve patient outcomes. In nursing theory, Callista Roy and Madeleine Leininger refer to culture as a belief system, a worldview through which the patient perceives health, care, nursing and the world in general (George, 2011). It is transmitted from one generation to the next through interaction in social institutions such as the family, school and ...

Introduction

Socialization basically involves children learning – or rather, being taught – to put their natural instincts under control.

A. Topic and opinion The role of the family in socializing children is very critical to the formation and maintenance of a civilized society. As everyone that has ever interacted with a child, raised a child or even just been a child knows; children need to be trained to control their less noble instincts and tendencies e.g. selfishness, gluttony, lashing out etc. Without this training, children may not grow up to be sociable individuals.

B. Reason why you chose this topic

I chose this topic because it is relevant to the entire society. ...

Arguably, each family in the world today has their own ways and strategies of upbringing their children. These strategies are called parenting styles, where parents psychologically plan and construct on how to carry out their parenting task. Therefore, parenting influences the cognitive, behavioral, and psychological development of children. The first socialization process in child development takes place in the family, parents being the leaders in imparting their children with behavioral and developmental procedures. Therefore, parents influence the development of children, using three main parenting styles, which were generated by Diana Baumrind. These parenting styles are authoritarian, permissive, as well ...

Parenting styles

Growth of a child is usually a subject of different parenting styles. Parents play an integral role in the overall process of ensuring that a child adheres to specific desirable characters. Despite having a common goal of ensuring that their child obtain desirable characters and habits, research studies have shown that parents apply three different of parenting styles. These styles are authoritarian parenting style, authoritative parenting and neglecting-rejecting styles (Belsky, 2010).

Authoritarian parenting style entails adherence to strict rules and guidelines which have been stipulated by the parents. In such situations, children have no idea of why they adhere to such rules. It ...

In the 1960s, following John Bolby’s article The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, many psychoanalytic figures criticised his work. They claimed that attachment theory was “mechanic, nondynamic, and explicated according to thorough misunderstandings of psychoanalytic theory” (Fonagy, 2001, page 1, p2). Critiques felt that Bowlby treated his human subjects like animals, and used too many labels and categories when reporting on experiment results. When examining the attachment theory today and, in particular, Mary Ainsworth’s Strange Situation experiment, it does appear that the critiques’ points were valid. The personalities and behaviours of human beings are extremely diverse, ...