Parenting In Toni Morrison's Essay

While Maureen was younger she experienced a very hard life, she often saw her parents arguing about personal situations as well as fights over little things. Even though both of her parents had good jobs, money seemed to be tight and they could not afford a lot of things. When she reached the age of 7 years old she received a brutal beating for leaving the milk out on the counter and not putting it back in the refrigerator. According to Mgbemere and Telles, authoritarian parenting is strict parenting and is characterized by parents who are demanding but not responsive, and they usually rely on punishment to demand obedience or to teach a lesson” (Mgbemere, Telles). In the household, Maureen’s dad set a high discipline standard and was not very loving or caring. For example, even though Maureen left the milk out, she should not have been brutally beating, instead her father should have reminded …show more content…
With everything that has happened in Maureen’s life she is still able to be strong and be supportive for her dad. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, “ Parkinson’s disease (PD) belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders, which are the results of the loss of dopamine- producing brain cells” (NINDS). A person who is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease tends to shake a lot and can often lose balance of movement and how their body functions as well as memory loss. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke states, “There is not cure for Parkinson’s disease, but individuals are often given levodopa combined with carbidopa, which carbidopa delays the conversion of levodopa into dopamine until it reaches the brain” (NINDS). As a healthcare provider, referring Maureen to the Parkinson’s Association will help get her dad involved in a clinical trial near his