Parent

The relationship between parent and infant is complex, with both individuals contributing. The relationship between an infant and his/her parents can sometimes be used as a long-term predictor of attachment later in life (Ainsworth, 1989; Benoit, 2004). Some of these values that parents bring to the relationship are marital satisfaction and parental involvement. For example, the greater the marital satisfaction, the more involved a father is with their child (Mehall et al., 2009). The infant’s…

Khrohn 2002). Majority of youth who have incarcerated parents are incapacitated by poverty. Most parent offenders do not exceed an elementary education, which results in a lack of knowledge and employment. They are bound in repeating cycles of becoming a product of their environment. An environment with predominantly low-income families typically includes gang violence and drugs. The leading case that parents are incarcerated for are drugs. If a parent has an addiction, it can decrease the…

incarcerated. More than two million children in the U.S. population are experience growing up with at least one parent incarcerated. With so many individuals incarcerated it has an impact on society as a whole. Thus it affects the family and primarily the children of the incarcerated individual. “Children of incarcerated parents have higher rates of attention deficits that those with parents missing because of death or divorce, and higher rates of behavioral problems, speech, language delays,…

The Government of the United States of America in their Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) defines parental involvement as the participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities including: Assisting their child's learning; Being actively involved in their child's education at school; Serving as full partners in their child's education and being included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on…

Becoming a parent is one of the hugest steps to take in life. The responsibilities that come along with having an infant are infinite therefore making the decision to have a child should be carefully thought out. Having a child can transform an individual’s life. Parents are no longer just fulfilling their needs but also their infant’s needs. Parents need to provide their infants with the appropriate tools in life to get them to succeed. Since parents are the most important individuals in an…

Parents play the biggest role in our life Are parents really important? Why do we need them throughout our life? A parent is a person who brings up and cares for another. However, being a parent does not necessarily mean that you are perfect. The proper role of parents is to provide encouragement, support and access to activities that enable the child to master key developmental tasks. A parent is a child's first teacher and should remain their best teacher throughout life. Parents…

often the two have different reason for interacting. While teachers most often initiate communication with the parents because of academic or behavioral conerns, parents communicate with the teachers due to more “proactive reasons and their initiated contact is positively associated with achievement” (Hill 2006). There are theories that associate parental involvement and the academic performance of children, such as the sociological and psychological theory. The…

Attention, parents of college students. Say your kid has a problem with a roommate. Maybe one “borrowed” his favorite t-shirt. Maybe your daughter’s roommate leaves old, stinky Chinese take out in the mini-fridge. Perhaps your child is so upset about this he texts you five times a day to complain. Here’s the thing: Don’t call the college president to ask him to handle the situation. (Yes, that happens.) Jonathan Gibralter, president of Frostburg State University, has had parents call him at…

Who is the better Parent -Clash of Cultures? Being a parent is a rewarding job and we always want what we feel is best for our children. Sometimes what we want may not always be the best. Some parents are too demanding and some are too lenient. Does that make the person a bad parent or a good parent? Some cultures say Westerns are too lenient and our children are lazy. Westerners feel other cultures are too harsh and to demanding of their children. So who is the better parent? Is it the…

Having self-employed immigrant parents I have learned to appreciate everything that life has to offer. Ever since I was a child my parents taught me to share what I have even if it is not much. For around the first six and half years of my life I lived in a small trailer park with the other four immediate member of my family alongside with four to five other people at a time. In a three room, single bath I learned to appreciate not just the things I have but the people who I surround myself with…