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There are 4 types of parenting styles, authoritarian, permissive, authoritative, and neglectful or uninvolved. The Authoritarian parenting style is known to have the horrible ramifications on a child. These may follow them as they grow into an adult. Authoritarian parenting may implicate many negative consequences for children; such as experiencing low self-esteem that may possible lead towards depression, developing obsessive compulsive disorders, and becoming a bully toward their peers.…

In my opinion a healthy child is a child who is cognitively, emotionally and physically performing to their best abilities and who is thriving in all aspects. All areas should have an equal amount of attention from a parent to make sure that their child remains healthy and happy. Raising a healthy child can be both strenuous but rewarding. A lot of parents strive to obtain the goal of raising healthy children, where as some parents fail to even recognize the importance of their child’s over all…

Who is the better Parent -Clash of Cultures? Being a parent is a rewarding job and we always want what we feel is best for our children. Sometimes what we want may not always be the best. Some parents are too demanding and some are too lenient. Does that make the person a bad parent or a good parent? Some cultures say Westerns are too lenient and our children are lazy. Westerners feel other cultures are too harsh and to demanding of their children. So who is the better parent? Is it the…

Some parents and caretakers have difficulty with saying “ no” to children when it comes to t getting a child to do what is expected of them. In many cases, the child will try to take over a situation by acting inappropriately, taking tantrums, and testing limits with parents and caregivers. Therefore, no matter who in caring for the child must be consistent and have similar goals in order for the child to become familiar with what is expected from them despite feeling uncomfortable with limit…

192,990. That is how many books Amazon brings up when asked for a book on parenting. As cliché as it is, parents-to-be often fear the unknown territory that they are stepping into when they are having a child. Expecting parents around the world are in a panicked 9 month search for the tell-all instruction book with all the answers before they are put to the real life test. While worrying about whether or not their instinctive parenting skills will kick in, and whether or not they even have…

The style of parenting that parents choose has an effect on their children’s happiness and relationship with their guardians . The style of parenting also has an effect on the emotional development and the social development of their children. When the wrong parenting style is chosen, the behavior of their children will change. Providing enough support and encouragement is very important when raising children, however, it is also important that children have boundaries set for them. My parents…

The second survey the participants were administered focused on parenting styles. The participants were given three sets of questions that were related to three different parenting styles. However, the participants did not know which questions went along with which parenting style(s). The survey titles that identified which parenting style corresponded to specific questions were eliminated and changed to “Parenting Style, #”. This was done to avoid any biased against parenting style perception.…

Our society needs more unhappy, miserable adults in the future. But the only way to get those unhappy, miserable adults is with protective parenting. When the society develops overprotective parents, we will be able to produce adults who are unable to function and unprepared to contend with life 's difficulties. Permissive parenting will lead to feelings of bitterness and isolation throughout adulthood (Belkin). Both protective and permissive parenting will result in damaging the adult and make…

Children are born as a clean slate and they become how we mould them. Those tiny beings do not know what is the so called “correct” behaviour in a particular situation and it is our duty as parents to let them know about the same. However, many parents get really strict and handle their kids very sternly if they are unable to master a socially accepted behavior. These days, a video of a small girl being punished and beaten is going viral as it is really disturbing to see the little one being…

Children, since able to think for themselves, have wanted to aspire to be their own person. Parents, however, don’t always agree with the direction their child has chosen to follow in life. In Amy Tan’s Two Kinds, Jing-Mei is a Chinese-American girl. Her Chinese mother wants her to be a prodigy, which Jing-mei finds herself not wanting to be. Despite her mother’s efforts, Jing-mei doesn't seem to be good at anything except piano, but she refuses to excel at it. As her mother slowly takes away…