Concerted cultivation

Amy Chua, the author of this novel, tries to establish her credibility on the subject about the clash of Chinese and Western cultures by giving a number of examples and insights on her life. She is a professor at Yale and went to law school at Harvard. Many would trust her credibility and her comments because she came from an acclaimed and regarded school. Nevertheless, some things could be taken in for inquiring. Specifically, she never permits her children attend a sleepover, get any grade…

In the American society today, people have a lot of expectations that parents need to live up to. A lot of people feel like parents are parenting wrong. Another topic is what children actually owe their parents and what their parents owe them. Many styles of parenting make it difficult for a child to be successful and others have made their children to be very well-rounded people. There are many different types of parenting and some are described as good and others are bad. Parents always…

Authoritative parenting according to Berger is an approach to child rearing in which the parent sets limits but listens to the child and are flexible. Since I have learned about the three parenting styles I have categorized my mother as using the Authoritative parenting method. There are many examples in which my mother displayed the Authoritative parenting style to main examples are my first high school dance as well as my first date. Going to my first high school dance at the age of…

Why Eastern Parents are Superior Looking at kids today, it is becoming more and more apparent that there are various parenting methods that children are exposed to. Eastern parenting style utilizes an authoritarian approach that develops a controlling and power assertive relationship with the child. This concerns Western parents, as they prefer a permissive style of parenting in order to support their child. Western parents may have a hard time believing that Eastern parenting can be more…

This critical evaluation will argue how an individual’s gender and emotions play key roles in their development and individual differences from others. The evaluation will look at theories such as Baumrind’s typology of Parenting Style Baumrind (1971) theorised an approach that views childhood socialisation that classifies three styles of parenting; authoritative, authoritarian and permissive. The theory is a traditional view of socialisation, where parents solely determine child outcomes.…

In the article, Cultural Differences in Child Rearing: A Comparison of Immigrant Chinese and Caucasian American Mothers, authors, Michelle L. Kelley and Hui-Mei Tseng takes thirty-eight Caucasian American mothers and thirty-eight Chinese mothers and compares the parenting skills of their 3 to 8 year old children using a Parenting Dimensions Inventory (PDI) and a Parenting Goals Questionnaire (PGQ). Results found on the PDI that Caucasian mothers scored better on sensitivity, nurturance, rule…

Another form of parenting that some parents may practice is permissive parenting. Permissive parents provide little guidance over the child’s decisions and can be defined as “high parental responsiveness but low parental demand; tolerance, general acceptance of child’s decisions and tendencies to ignore child’s misbehavior” (Howenstein et al., 2015). is defined as “high parental responsiveness but low parental demand; tolerance, general acceptance of child’s decisions and tendencies to ignore…

Jessica Koch FCS 3215 Exam #3 Essay Question #2: Every parent “parents” their children differently. However, most parents will fall between what is known as the four parenting styles of Diane Baumrind. These four parenting styles are passive, authoritarian, authoritative and disengaged. They are all based on the level of demand and responsiveness between parent and child interactions. Some of them have high levels of both demand and responsiveness, while others have low levels of both demand…

There are different parenting styles .These 3 styles were initially recognised by Baumrind. A fourth later style was recognised by Maccoby and Martin. Authoritarian parenting: In this style of childrearing, children are required to shadow the strict instructions traditional by the parents. Failure to shadow such rules commonly consequences in punishment. Strict parents fail to clarify the thought behind these instructions. If requested to clarify, the parent might humbly answer, "Because I said…

A parent can approach their child in many different ways during many different situations. How a parent reacts to a child can affect the child’s attitude and emotions in the moment but also in the long run. Psychologists have discovered different parenting styles in which how a parent interacts with their child or children. There are four different types of parenting styles which are authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and neglectful. An authoritative parent is best known as a parent who…