Many environmental conditions impact how a child will behave and develop. I believe the positive influence from each- parents and peers almost equally (60/40%-parent more important) serve the best interests of the developing child. One cannot raise a healthy child without both influences. Each influence (parental/peer) has its own time and place of importance to impact the child’s development.
From newborn through about five years old parents (single-parent, co-parent, step-parent, guardian etc.) are the child’s world. Depending on the parenting style of the parents, will positively or negatively impact the child’s emotional and personality development. Parents have an important role in helping their child grow emotionally and with the …show more content…
They are more nurturant that Emotion-Dismissing Parents, use more scaffolding and praise. On the other hand, Emotion-Dismissing parents feel they have to deny, ignore or change negative emotions. The positive influences of the Emotion-Coaching approach include children that: sooth themselves when upset, are most able to regulate their own negative affect, can focus their attention better and have fewer behavioral problems than the children of Emotion-Dismissing Parents.
Baumrind (1971) stresses that parents should be neither punitive nor aloof. Rather, they should develop rules for their children and be affectionate with them. She describes her four parenting styles. Authoritarian parenting is a restrictive punitive style where the parent places firm limits and controls on the child forcing them to follow directions. An authoritarian parent might say something like, “Because I said so,” or “My way or the highway.” Authoritarian parents would likely spank a child frequently, enforce rules without explaining them and show anger towards the child. Children of authoritarian parents are often …show more content…
The older the child gets the more important their peer group becomes as they transition away from their parents towards adulthood. Right or wrong, early childhood peer groups are very important for gender development, so much that the playground could be called “gender school.” For normal socio-emotional development, getting along with peers is important. Unfortunately there are negative peer interactions, like withdrawn children chastised by peers and/or are victimized. These children are at risk for depression and/or are aggressive towards peers. The withdrawn aggressive is at risk with delinquency or dropping out of
From newborn through about five years old parents (single-parent, co-parent, step-parent, guardian etc.) are the child’s world. Depending on the parenting style of the parents, will positively or negatively impact the child’s emotional and personality development. Parents have an important role in helping their child grow emotionally and with the …show more content…
They are more nurturant that Emotion-Dismissing Parents, use more scaffolding and praise. On the other hand, Emotion-Dismissing parents feel they have to deny, ignore or change negative emotions. The positive influences of the Emotion-Coaching approach include children that: sooth themselves when upset, are most able to regulate their own negative affect, can focus their attention better and have fewer behavioral problems than the children of Emotion-Dismissing Parents.
Baumrind (1971) stresses that parents should be neither punitive nor aloof. Rather, they should develop rules for their children and be affectionate with them. She describes her four parenting styles. Authoritarian parenting is a restrictive punitive style where the parent places firm limits and controls on the child forcing them to follow directions. An authoritarian parent might say something like, “Because I said so,” or “My way or the highway.” Authoritarian parents would likely spank a child frequently, enforce rules without explaining them and show anger towards the child. Children of authoritarian parents are often …show more content…
The older the child gets the more important their peer group becomes as they transition away from their parents towards adulthood. Right or wrong, early childhood peer groups are very important for gender development, so much that the playground could be called “gender school.” For normal socio-emotional development, getting along with peers is important. Unfortunately there are negative peer interactions, like withdrawn children chastised by peers and/or are victimized. These children are at risk for depression and/or are aggressive towards peers. The withdrawn aggressive is at risk with delinquency or dropping out of