Attachment parenting

enters the world of parenting feeling incompetent in the majority of cases, but many parents manage to overcome barriers that suppress relationships…

Spoiled and Indulged Children Spoiled, literally meaning to diminish, destroy or devalue the quality of something is an adjective often applied to people. With the word being commonly used amongst adolescents, when applied to children, spoiled refers to a child being overindulged by their parents. Usually used in a derogatory manner, referring to a child as “spoiled” devalues their character. Implying that: spoiled children receive anything they please without having to use competence or effort…

Depending on whether or not the style is authoritative or sensitive can heavily impact what behavior children view as socially acceptable. For instance, in a brief report on the bidirectional influences of parenting styles by Meredith McGinley, a parent displaying a sensitive parenting style and demonstrating qualities such as sensitivity to others and showing concern for others, “influenced a child’s prosocial behavior early in development” (Newton, Laible, Carlo, Steele, & McGinley, year, p…

How We Treat Others Defines Us “Treat people how you would like to be treated.” That is what parents always tell their children. I think in general we all try to do this, but it is a very hard motto to live by. When comparing the short stories “The Possibility of Evil” and “Celia behind Me” both characters battle with walking this path, and don’t think about the repercussions of their actions until it is thrown back at them. Even though the characters Miss Strangeworth and Elizabeth are from…

The “parenting paradox” is when a parents’ has to accept negative changes when becoming a parent, changes such as less sleep, working more, increase in marital conflict, and emotional concerns for the child. While at the same time finding a higher sense of purpose in life because of the child. Those opposite trends are what, Erez and Shenkman, refer to as the “parenting paradox”. What is most rousing, is that gay parent experience less…

Nora’s most cognizant role is that of a child, though it still lacks great control. A child, while he or she has his or her own thoughts, is easily influenced and highly fragile, needing the protection and security of an adult. Because women did not reach an age of independence until laws passed under the women’s movement provided the right, women during this time period were often handed off from their father to their husband. Therefore a husband-wife relationship often parallels a…

tribulations (Kohlberg and Kramer, Continuities and discontinuities in childhood and adult moral development). We are bared to this way of thinking when it comes to the adults in Huck’s life. Miss Watson is very strict and forces Huck to present himself in a way that other children and adults are poised to be, “Huckleberry… don’t gap and stretch like that… Huckleberry, sit up straight” (15). Miss Watson also pushes religion upon Huck and this causes Huck to disown her style of upbringing.…

A parent’s most important goal should be the happiness of his or her child. Armand Aubingy’s parents, in “Désirée’s Baby” by Kate Chopin, are the perfect example of how far one’s mother and father should be willing to go to achieve the ultimate level of happiness for their child. On the other hand, Armand is the perfect example of how a parent’s skeletons can create horrible consequences for their child. As a result of this, Armand’s parents seem to be leading factors in his denial of his…

The phrase, ¨He comes from your side of the family” is used by many to explain why someone, a child maybe, has done something terrible or something that they should not have. To some, It is believed that genetics, or Nature, are the sole reason for a person's behavior, good or bad. Others believe that it is the environment that influences a person's behavior, and the environment can be anything or anyone- society, a community, a caretaker, or Nurture. The debate of Nurture vs Nature is an…

A Child Should have Two Parents In a traditional family, a child has two parents, a mother and a father. All children need to have both a mother and a father in their life. Children with both parents grow up to be more successful in life. However, people believe children do not need two parents to be successful and are emotionally stable. The decision of a divorce between a couple affects children in many dramatic ways. A divorce between parents may bring negative consequences to their children…