My parenting style has been heavily influenced by my cultural background and other experiences primarily involving parent-child interactions. Kotchick and Forehand’s (2002) study stating various factors that alter the approach to parenting one may take. These factors included ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and financial standing (Kotchick & Forehand, 2002), all of which contributed to the style of parenting I took. Additionally, my parenting style was significantly affected by the approach my parents took to parenting. The influence my parents had on my parenting style can be explained by Lev Vygotsky’s views regarding cognitive development (Feldman, 2017).
One factor which significantly affected the way I choose to parent is culture. My …show more content…
Many of the decisions I made in Johanna’s life were based on the interactions between my parents and I. For example, I have always been a terrible test taker and so when it came time to prepare for the ACT and SAT my parents hired a tutor. This action helped me be successful academically, however, it also showed me the amount of support I have from my parents and how they will use any resource necessary to help me succeed. This resulted in me taking the same approach when Johanna did not score as high as she would have liked on the PSAT. Furthermore, I found myself using my mom’s tactics when giving Johanna advice, especially when the issue was about boys or friends. Whenever I was in a fight with a friend, my mom would offer up her advice but would never tell me what do to. I took this same approach when Johanna and her best friend had a crush on the same guy, I offered her advice but ultimately let her figure out what to do on her own. The effect of my parents on my parenting style can be explained by Lev Vygotsky’s view of cognitive development. Per Lev Vygotsky (Feldman, 2017), cognitive development results from our encounters with other people. In other words, Vygotsky believed that individuals learn from their encounters with their peers, role models, and parents (Feldman, 2017). Furthermore, I wanted to parent with an authoritative style for my parents used a mix of authoritative
One factor which significantly affected the way I choose to parent is culture. My …show more content…
Many of the decisions I made in Johanna’s life were based on the interactions between my parents and I. For example, I have always been a terrible test taker and so when it came time to prepare for the ACT and SAT my parents hired a tutor. This action helped me be successful academically, however, it also showed me the amount of support I have from my parents and how they will use any resource necessary to help me succeed. This resulted in me taking the same approach when Johanna did not score as high as she would have liked on the PSAT. Furthermore, I found myself using my mom’s tactics when giving Johanna advice, especially when the issue was about boys or friends. Whenever I was in a fight with a friend, my mom would offer up her advice but would never tell me what do to. I took this same approach when Johanna and her best friend had a crush on the same guy, I offered her advice but ultimately let her figure out what to do on her own. The effect of my parents on my parenting style can be explained by Lev Vygotsky’s view of cognitive development. Per Lev Vygotsky (Feldman, 2017), cognitive development results from our encounters with other people. In other words, Vygotsky believed that individuals learn from their encounters with their peers, role models, and parents (Feldman, 2017). Furthermore, I wanted to parent with an authoritative style for my parents used a mix of authoritative