Essay On Philosophy Of Parenting

For my personal parenting philosophy and practices related to My Virtual Life, it’s easy to see that I’m a parent who is very involved with their child. Although the cenario given to me states that I work a lot of the time whenever I’m not working I am spending time with my daughter and when I’m not spending time with her my partner is. Jennifer has someone with her at all times talking with her, singing to her, and taking care of every need she may have. I believe that the more interactions you have with your child, especially at an early age, really adds up and make a difference later in life. This relates to Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System Theory. This is the idea that a person is developing within a complex system of relationships affected by multiple levels of the surrounding …show more content…
I want to expose Jennifer to as much as possible so she can start to make those discoveries and has a head start at language development. I also believe by following Piaget’s theory that by allowing my child’s brain to develop while being stimulated by a good deal of information will allow her to learn more things easier throughout life. The final theory that had an impact on my parenting styles and philosophy is the Social Learning Theory, or the imitation theory. The idea is that children with observe and then try to imitate the actions of the primary caregivers. I think this is really important when you take into consideration the types of things you do around your children, especially when they are very young. Something that is outlined by this theory that I don’t think every parent realizes is that your children are always watching you and learning from you. If you act poorly around your child or allow them to observe bad behavior, they might be more inclined to behave that way themselves. With this in mind my partner and I are very careful to monitor our behavior and the behavior of Jennifer’s other