Modeling Behaviors
Background/Introduction
I have always been interested in modeling or observational learning and have wondered if whether or not modeling positive behaviors such as good values, trustworthiness, compassion, work ethics, patience, and honesty to small children really determines their virtues and life choices. If we as adults continue to model these positive behaviors will children learn to apply them to their life and education? Is there a chance that the children who see these behaviors modeled on a regular bases by the adults around them will have a better life and make better choices? Or is there a chance that even with positive behaviors, reinforcements, and values being modeled, the child will choose the opposite …show more content…
Like anything in childhood development, all children must learn how to behave by being taught by the people around them most, which in many cases are their parents, grandparent, siblings, peers, and teachers. A large number of childhood psychologists believe that one of the most important things that parents can do is to provide their children with positive examples of good behavior since children learn good or bad behaviors by watching and listening to others. As adults, modeling proper appropriate behavior for children is an important aspect of effective teaching and discipline. If parents, teachers, or anyone who plays a part in raising children display the behavior that they want the children to display, they’ll learn what is a right, and acceptable way to behave just from watching you. We have to keep in mind that just because we as adults do display good behavior it is not a guarantee the children will automatically start behaving the same way, but if we make deliberate efforts to model what good behavior looks like, they will more than likely have the tools that it will take to make them better prepared to manage their behaviors because effective role modeling teaches children about the importance of becoming …show more content…
Children are bombarded with the negative behaviors and actions they see in videos, movies, and on television and most of those behaviors are harmful. According to research, “the average American child, aged 2-17, watches 25 hours of TV per week, plays 1 hour per day of video or computer games, and spends an additional 36 minutes per day on the internet, and 19% of children watch more than 35 hours per week of TV” (Comstock and Scharrer, 2010). With children spending so much time in front of television the fact that we must focus on is that most of the media today does not promote good, wholesome family values or model acceptable social behavior for children. While most parents allow their children access to these movies, videos, and television shows, they would be very upset to think their child would want to model some of today’s popular practices and behaviors. While many of our children do look to the media for role models whether it is conscious or unconscious, the adults in a child’s life still have an enormous amount of influence in their children’s lives, in order to make sure that children are being influenced and modeling the behaviors that you as the parents or responsible adults desire, adults need to limit the amount of time children spend watching videos, television and are on social media sites and increase the time they spend with people who will
Background/Introduction
I have always been interested in modeling or observational learning and have wondered if whether or not modeling positive behaviors such as good values, trustworthiness, compassion, work ethics, patience, and honesty to small children really determines their virtues and life choices. If we as adults continue to model these positive behaviors will children learn to apply them to their life and education? Is there a chance that the children who see these behaviors modeled on a regular bases by the adults around them will have a better life and make better choices? Or is there a chance that even with positive behaviors, reinforcements, and values being modeled, the child will choose the opposite …show more content…
Like anything in childhood development, all children must learn how to behave by being taught by the people around them most, which in many cases are their parents, grandparent, siblings, peers, and teachers. A large number of childhood psychologists believe that one of the most important things that parents can do is to provide their children with positive examples of good behavior since children learn good or bad behaviors by watching and listening to others. As adults, modeling proper appropriate behavior for children is an important aspect of effective teaching and discipline. If parents, teachers, or anyone who plays a part in raising children display the behavior that they want the children to display, they’ll learn what is a right, and acceptable way to behave just from watching you. We have to keep in mind that just because we as adults do display good behavior it is not a guarantee the children will automatically start behaving the same way, but if we make deliberate efforts to model what good behavior looks like, they will more than likely have the tools that it will take to make them better prepared to manage their behaviors because effective role modeling teaches children about the importance of becoming …show more content…
Children are bombarded with the negative behaviors and actions they see in videos, movies, and on television and most of those behaviors are harmful. According to research, “the average American child, aged 2-17, watches 25 hours of TV per week, plays 1 hour per day of video or computer games, and spends an additional 36 minutes per day on the internet, and 19% of children watch more than 35 hours per week of TV” (Comstock and Scharrer, 2010). With children spending so much time in front of television the fact that we must focus on is that most of the media today does not promote good, wholesome family values or model acceptable social behavior for children. While most parents allow their children access to these movies, videos, and television shows, they would be very upset to think their child would want to model some of today’s popular practices and behaviors. While many of our children do look to the media for role models whether it is conscious or unconscious, the adults in a child’s life still have an enormous amount of influence in their children’s lives, in order to make sure that children are being influenced and modeling the behaviors that you as the parents or responsible adults desire, adults need to limit the amount of time children spend watching videos, television and are on social media sites and increase the time they spend with people who will