Ponijaos Mother

For the two rural babies Ponijao in Namibia and Bayar in Mongolia, they had a lot of free space and time in nature. More so for Ponijao whose mother was very attentive towards her. However, it was quite different for Bayar. Bayar was often separated from his parents. It seems that his parents followed more of an uninvolved parenting style seeing as Bayar was mostly alone in nature. It also seemed this way because they basically let the child do whatever he wanted to do, they rarely communicated, and the mother offered little to no nurturing. Ponijaos mother seemed to follow more of a mix between permissive and authoritative. It seemed this way to me because Ponijao's mother set a few basic expectations for her, but she was not very strict. However, Ponijaos mother was very nurturing towards her and her siblings. …show more content…
Most of the time they had their parents watching over them as well. Most of the children were seen with their mothers more than their fathers. The only father that was present in almost every scene was the U.S. father. These two modern babies had more opportunity to play with toys and read books. The U.S. family followed more of an Authoritative Parenting style. For example, the rules were clear when Hattie slapped her mother. The parents also communicated more with Hattie and they also seemed to be nurturing. Mari's parents also seemed to be quite attentive towards her. They also seemed to follow more of an authoritative parenting style. One thing that is also quite noticeable throughout the filming of Mari's family is the fact that her mother is never really alone. Mari's mother always seemed to seek out companionship whether it was other mothers, or just on the bustling sidewalks of Japan. However, the U.S. mother was usually alone with the baby, she didn't seek out any other mothers or