Cultivation theory

Parenting Styles In the article, “Parenting Styles: What They Are and Why They Matter,” psychosocial specialist, Kendra Cherry, explains the correlation between parenting styles and how a child grows up. Cherry mentions research done by psychologist Diana Baumrind in which three parenting styles were established: authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive. Cherry further analyzes Baumrind’s findings and states how these parenting styles generally influence a child. This article addresses…

This article is a book review of the Nurture Assumption written by Judith Rich Harris. Harris’s main belief in the book is that parents must share credit with the child’s own nature, and most importantly with the child’s peers. Harris’s book focuses on the importance of peers and genes. Genetics explains only approximately half of the variation in people’s personalities and abilities. Everyone acknowledges peers is important, but instead of treating it as a nuisance in children’s socialization,…

According to “The Four Styles of Parenting” by Kendra Cherry, she states that permissive parents have very few demands to make of their children, are nontraditional and lenient, allow considerable self-regulation and have relatively low expectations of maturity and self-control. In “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls, she explores lots of memories about her parents and often describes their parenting styles. In my opinion, her parents perfectly align with Cherry’s assessment of Permissive…

Parenting a Disabled Child Parenting can be a difficult experience, regardless of the child having special needs or not. Many times parents can be tried by their child’s actions and reactions. Parenting style can greatly effect what the outcome of a child’s behavior will be (Raya, 2013). It is “understood as a constellation of attitudes in the child, of which they are informed and, together, form emotional environments in which parents’ behaviors are exposed” (Raya, 2013, p. 205). There are…

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…

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…