Parenting Styles Essay

The two main characters in this book have a communication problem. Catherine’s brother David and her friend Jason, have obvious problems with communication because of their mental disabilities. David has Autism and he has difficulties forming his thoughts into his own words. Like most children with Autism he is not able to successfully communicate and interact with others. David's language skills are lacking and he quotes sentences from books he has memorized and the rules that Catherine has…

Parents seem like they always push their kids to do something that they don’t want to do. Have you ever wondered why parents often force their children to do things they don’t want to do? “You want me to be someone that I’m not” (Tan 231). “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan. The conflict in the story was that Jing-mei’s mother wanted her to be a prodigy but she didn’t want to listen to her mother. After a careful analysis of the story, the reader understands how Jing-mei’s feelings toward her mother changed…

of, where as if it feels neglected then the child will develop mistrust in people. These characteristics relate to Bowlby and Ainsworth because they both worked in researching different attachment theories. Mary Ainsworth had three main attachment styles. “Type B was secure attachment, Type A was insecure avoidant, and Type C was Insecure ambivalent/resistant.” Where as John Bowlby, believed that attachment “was an all or nothing process.” However, over time research has proven “that there are…

We learned in our text that, according to Bandura, children have an active role in their own development by means of reciprocal determinism (Siegler, DeLoache, Eisenberg & Saffran, 2014, p. 354). The main idea behind reciprocal determinism is that each person has their own individual traits that effect the way they behave and interact with the world, this in turn influences how the surrounding worlds treats them. In the world of bioecological theory, our environment consists of a series of…

ones who influence over who the children become, not parents. Although Harris’ arguments might not be true in all aspects, it is undoubtable that she compensated the defects of the outdated theories and beliefs, with a new and better approach of parenting. I find Harris’ emphasis on peers over parents in the children’s environment, and her reasons for…

By and large, it is established beyond doubt that characteristics of children can show that they will be either sucessful or failure in their future life. Therefore, what parents want to teach their children about their behavior play a significant role in their abilioties in the future. Some people are inclined toward the opinion that being helpful is the most crucial thing that parents have to share with their young children is being helpful, but some people are sensitive about the concept of…

One of the assigned readings for week 2, was Viola Cordova’s “Ethics: The We and The I, which argues that there are two perspectives that affects an individual's code of ethics. To start off, she speaks in regard to how humans, by nature, are social beings, which is the “We” portion. Essentially, she believes that humans ideally prefer to be in a community rather than being ostracized and solitary, which is the “I” portion. I agree that by nature humans are naturally raised in the “We”…

Why do children often abide by specific precedents and rules, which usually restrict their individualism, when they are young? Growing up, children are expected to adapt to certain standards established and enforced by their guardians. They are often confined by their parents to meet their merits and not necessarily follow their own intuition. Also, when children enter school, they begin to conform to the habits of their peers because of this regulated and controlled upbringing. All of this…

1. What are two traits that make a good parent according to Dr. Tanya Byron? A parent who does not worry too much. Parent who think like this often feel they are never good enough and it may effect their parenting if they don't know how to control their emotions. Secondely a parent who parent from their heart, they are instinctive. Building a fondation of love and care for a child is very important to thier development. 2. What are three common behavioral problems? If you were a parent, which…

parent is someone that puts their child above their selfish needs. It allows children to be happy, allows them to trust their parents, and allows children to know their parents are there for them. However, parenting can cause misery in one's life if not done from the bottom of one's heart. Bad parenting can cause misery to the child, but in this case of The Curious Incident of the dog in the Night-time, the relationship between Ed Boone and Christopher Boone is filled with love and respect. In…