Raising children is a process that every parent learns by trial and error. Parents are either too over protective or don’t seem to care about how they raise their child at all. The different aspects of their children's lives are constantly being decided by the parents. Child development refers to the changes that occur in in human beings between the time of birth and the end of their adolescence. Parents play the crucial role of their development is the quality of care they are receiving. There are aspects of a child’s life that should be under parental control while raising the child that will better their future.
Of course the question of exactly what aspects of a child’s life should be controlled arises. The simple answer is all of the …show more content…
Until we live in a culture that not only respects but also upholds basic civil rights for children, most children will not know love” (hooks 5). With this respect, we ask how long should the parent have this control of the child. As a child growing up, aspects of my life being controlled included my behavior when necessary, how I treated others, and respect, along with many others. Parents should have this control until the child reaches a certain age or until the parent sees fit because most of what the parent has gone through in their own life, their child will soon encounter. Some of the advice and control is to hopefully start a good path for the child’s life. The extent of how long this guidance takes place solely depends on the child, “If one’s taught in the best possible way, he could precisely target what he wanted with the aid of knowing his true potentials and later on, achieve his wish-list effectively bloom into the person he's meant to be and hopefully the cycle will finally stop” (Felicia …show more content…
Some may use “helicopter parenting” as a term for counter-argument. The term is defined as a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child’s experiences or problems. But there is a difference between “hovering” over your child’s life and controlling when the need becomes apparent. When you control certain aspects, you are teaching along the way and not just controlling for the parental benefit. Ultimately, the common ground that should be reached is to help the children develop self-control through discipline and lessons that will last them through adulthood, “All children need the security of knowing the rules and boundaries of behavior; without them they feel at a loss” (Goodman education.com). Some necessary parental control is always for the better and the child is always loved no matter what, “Love is as love does, and it is our responsibility to give children love. When we love children we acknowledge by our every action that they are not property, that they have rights—that we respect and uphold their rights” (hooks 25). A child’s future is determined by their development process and the lessons learned from mistakes made along the
Of course the question of exactly what aspects of a child’s life should be controlled arises. The simple answer is all of the …show more content…
Until we live in a culture that not only respects but also upholds basic civil rights for children, most children will not know love” (hooks 5). With this respect, we ask how long should the parent have this control of the child. As a child growing up, aspects of my life being controlled included my behavior when necessary, how I treated others, and respect, along with many others. Parents should have this control until the child reaches a certain age or until the parent sees fit because most of what the parent has gone through in their own life, their child will soon encounter. Some of the advice and control is to hopefully start a good path for the child’s life. The extent of how long this guidance takes place solely depends on the child, “If one’s taught in the best possible way, he could precisely target what he wanted with the aid of knowing his true potentials and later on, achieve his wish-list effectively bloom into the person he's meant to be and hopefully the cycle will finally stop” (Felicia …show more content…
Some may use “helicopter parenting” as a term for counter-argument. The term is defined as a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child’s experiences or problems. But there is a difference between “hovering” over your child’s life and controlling when the need becomes apparent. When you control certain aspects, you are teaching along the way and not just controlling for the parental benefit. Ultimately, the common ground that should be reached is to help the children develop self-control through discipline and lessons that will last them through adulthood, “All children need the security of knowing the rules and boundaries of behavior; without them they feel at a loss” (Goodman education.com). Some necessary parental control is always for the better and the child is always loved no matter what, “Love is as love does, and it is our responsibility to give children love. When we love children we acknowledge by our every action that they are not property, that they have rights—that we respect and uphold their rights” (hooks 25). A child’s future is determined by their development process and the lessons learned from mistakes made along the