Theoretical Framework Vygotsky’s theory is better know as the sociocultural theory. The sociocultural theory explains that both culture and social interactions influence the development of a child. Within Vygotsky’s theory there are three subsections: the zone of proximal development, private speech, and the use of scaffolding (Arnett 2016). Throughout my parenting of my child, Miles, I used scaffolding frequently. Arnett (2016) explains that scaffolding is used in order for a child to slowly gain the skills they need to be successful at the given task. For example, when Miles was learning to read the use of scaffolding helped him to succeed. When Miles was a in the early stages of childhood I would read the books out loud to Miles. Then
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Each type of parenting style greatly impacts the development of the child. According to Arnett (2016) when children are raised with an authoritative parenting style the child is likely to be more independent and have higher social abilities. I felt like this parenting style would have the most beneficial outcome, thus throughout Miles’ life he was parented with an authoritarian parenting style. In general this indicates that I raised Miles with a high level of demand and a high level of responsiveness as well (Arnett …show more content…
Arnett mentions (2016) that the development of the Cerebellum greatly impacts decisions making. Consistently, once Miles was further into adolescents he was making better decisions. The most important decision he made was after a night of partying. He called and asked for a ride home, and when I got there to pick him up his breath smelled like alcohol. He made the right decision by calling and not choosing to drink and drive. Since this indicated to me that my child was capable of making such wise decisions it, thus, impacted my parenting choices. I chose to treat Miles more as an adult. I set boundaries and trusted him to follow him. Occasionally, he did have minor lapses in his decision making. Such as, the one time he missed his curfew. I was disappointed but knew it was a mistake and chose to just let it slide. I think allowing Miles to be so independent as he got older allowed his ambition to flourish. He pushed himself to make the right choices, and even wanted to attend a
Each type of parenting style greatly impacts the development of the child. According to Arnett (2016) when children are raised with an authoritative parenting style the child is likely to be more independent and have higher social abilities. I felt like this parenting style would have the most beneficial outcome, thus throughout Miles’ life he was parented with an authoritarian parenting style. In general this indicates that I raised Miles with a high level of demand and a high level of responsiveness as well (Arnett …show more content…
Arnett mentions (2016) that the development of the Cerebellum greatly impacts decisions making. Consistently, once Miles was further into adolescents he was making better decisions. The most important decision he made was after a night of partying. He called and asked for a ride home, and when I got there to pick him up his breath smelled like alcohol. He made the right decision by calling and not choosing to drink and drive. Since this indicated to me that my child was capable of making such wise decisions it, thus, impacted my parenting choices. I chose to treat Miles more as an adult. I set boundaries and trusted him to follow him. Occasionally, he did have minor lapses in his decision making. Such as, the one time he missed his curfew. I was disappointed but knew it was a mistake and chose to just let it slide. I think allowing Miles to be so independent as he got older allowed his ambition to flourish. He pushed himself to make the right choices, and even wanted to attend a