“You better not be on that phone unless all of your homework is done.” The line I hear from my parents on a weekly basis. Although I’ve really only been taking a brief intermission from my calculus homework and APUSH outlining, to them a minute spent not being productive is a minute wasted. All parents have different perspectives on how much to intervene in the academic and personal lives of their children, but my parents have a unique position— they don’t want the personal lives of me and my siblings to feel stifled, yet don’t hesitate to entangle themselves in our educational lives.
In distinguishing types of parents based on their level of involvement in their children’s scholastic and personal lives, the most recognizable is the one who …show more content…
Parents with minimal involvement in their children’s day-to-day lives are the most likely to send them to sleep-away camp, because they recognize that it is healthy for kids to have experiences on their own. The most involved parents, meanwhile, will usually allow them to go to day camp, but not to leave home— often because they have the “protective” characteristic, or because their constant social involvement may cause the child to become homesick. My own summer camp experience is the perfect way to evaluate my parents’ values and characteristics. For years, my siblings and I have gone to an unimaginably fun three week program on a college campus, demonstrating their willingness to have us develop independent experiences. The program is, however, education-oriented, with seven hours of class a day on topics such as chemistry and cognitive psychology for me, and computer science, cryptology, international politics, and logic for my brothers. While the focus on academics shows how my parents tend to hover more when it comes to education, the program has been one of the most entertaining and eye-opening experiences of my whole life— and I owe this all to my parents’ unique level of involvement in my
In distinguishing types of parents based on their level of involvement in their children’s scholastic and personal lives, the most recognizable is the one who …show more content…
Parents with minimal involvement in their children’s day-to-day lives are the most likely to send them to sleep-away camp, because they recognize that it is healthy for kids to have experiences on their own. The most involved parents, meanwhile, will usually allow them to go to day camp, but not to leave home— often because they have the “protective” characteristic, or because their constant social involvement may cause the child to become homesick. My own summer camp experience is the perfect way to evaluate my parents’ values and characteristics. For years, my siblings and I have gone to an unimaginably fun three week program on a college campus, demonstrating their willingness to have us develop independent experiences. The program is, however, education-oriented, with seven hours of class a day on topics such as chemistry and cognitive psychology for me, and computer science, cryptology, international politics, and logic for my brothers. While the focus on academics shows how my parents tend to hover more when it comes to education, the program has been one of the most entertaining and eye-opening experiences of my whole life— and I owe this all to my parents’ unique level of involvement in my