Parenting: A Case Study Of Bob's Life After High School

I think my child is doing well for development at their age. Bob seems to be on track with what is normally supposed to occur during the late teenage years. For example, after high school, Bob plans to attend college close to home while continuing to live at home. This is something that is more common among the current generation. He is also doing fine in his senior year of high school and he has a serious girlfriend. This is also something that is common for someone of his age.

I definitely would not have predicted these outcomes of Bob’s life when I first started this program. When he was a child, there were times I thought he was going to grow up and be a young genius. Then were times when I thought he would end up taking the wrong path. As it turns out, he found a middle ground and he’s doing well. He has a job, he is about to graduate high school, and he has a …show more content…
I would not have raised Bob with a permissive parenting style, but I would still love him and be ok with the decisions he chose to make on his own. My parenting style required me to show Bob a lot of affection, while showing very little demandingness. If I were to raise this child my way, I would still show him affection, but I would demand more. For example, I would have punished Bob for getting tattoos with his girlfriend and not respecting the set curfew. At the same time, I would have explained why these were not appropriate actions to take. I also would have made it a point to make sure Bob kept his grades up during his later teen years. As a permissive parent, I just had to let that slide when his grades got low. I believe I would have taken on more of an authoritative role, and I would have set stricter rules and more punishments for Bob. Overall, I would set the standards higher if Bob were my real child, and I would have made more of an effort to help him stay on task and accomplish goals in his teen