Essay On Parenting Style

Frederick Douglass, the famed 19th century abolitionist leader, once stated “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men” (Douglass). As parenting style continues to bend around societal factors that are relatively unpredictable. The one value that has stood the test of time, is an unconditional love for the youth. Although I’ve yet to have kids of my own, I have experienced firsthand the triumphs, and struggles that my parents endured to raise me. Throughout Lareau’s work in Concerted Cultivation and the Accomplishment of Natural Growth, she touches on two parenting styles that are drastically different from one another. I was lucky enough to be raised in a home where both styles were on full display, and I found that neither style held an advantage. My mother was the first to hear my side of things, she would berate me with questions and test my decision making processes. On the other hand, my father’s word was bond and his decisions were final. Given that I experienced both ends of the parenting spectrum under the same roof, I found that a combination of the two are pivotal in the growth of a child. The famed poet Oscar Wilde once was quoted saying, “Everything in moderation, including moderation” (Wilde). This exemplifies my feelings towards both of these parenting styles. While concerted cultivation commands the stage as the …show more content…
In other words, she realized that children born into middle class families are more likely to be given a sense of entitlement (Lareau 2). Whether it’s used in an academic setting or in day to day interactions with authority figures, it allows children to be heard. Through reasoning and inquiry, children gain skills to “question adults and address them as relative equals” (Lareau 2). While the benefits are explicitly stated throughout this chapter, the drawbacks are illustrated in vague