Parenting practices

What makes the perfect parent? Countless magazines and websites strive to answer the question but often possess differing opinions on what techniques and parenting styles will foster the ideal child. In Chaim Potok’s novel, The Chosen, Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders grow up in polar opposite households. While both practice Judaism, their separate sects often highlight differences in their respective upbringings. Literature mimics real life and while reading, I found myself comparing the boys’…

completing her child's college application. So he agrees that today's parenting styles can be over the top and invasive? Not quite. Coben then switches tones towards these behaviors and essentially argues that the craziness might as well extend into children's internet usage as well. He does not simply address the opposing idea here, he instead mocks these parents in one sentence, then declares their overprotectiveness as upstanding parenting in the next. Regardless to whether his main idea of…

Ellis-Sloan, K. (2015). Practising care in teenage mother support groups. Critical Social Policy, 35 (4), 535-555. doi:10.1177/02610183155994572 In this article Ellis-Sloan (2015) examines teenage parents use of support groups, whilst drawing upon two qualitative research projects. The findings reveal the importance of support groups as they hold multiple advantages for young parents such as, peer learning, social support and respite, which ultimately may not be possible within a one to one…

One culture that varies distinctly from ours in regards to child rearing is that of the kibbutz. Located in Israel, kibbutz are voluntary communal settlements, established on the principles of equality, cooperation and collective ownership. In adherence to these principles children within a kibbutz are raised communally. This means that the biological parents are not solely responsible for the education, health, or finances of their child. Founders of the kibbutz way of life felt this was…

Homosexuality is becoming more normalized in today’s society each day. Most people have finally come to accept homosexuality and are okay with it, but one concept that majority of people refuse to acknowledge as okay is same-sex adoption. People are scared of change and believe that the United States is the best country in the world, because of our freedom. However, it is hard to be considered “free” when you are a gay couple who gets discriminated against when adopting a child. Foster care,…

Home visitors play a variety of roles for the family. Some home visiting programs focus on financial support for the family. While others focus on social support. The researchers looked at nine home-visiting programs and how they affected parenting and a child’s health. The nine home visiting programs varied greatly in location; the locations were not limited to but included New Zealand, Australia, Netherlands, and Hawaii. Through their results, the researchers could not say that home-visiting…

relationship ..., The length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining continuity, the geographic viability of the parenting plan, with special attention paid to the needs of school-age children and the amount of time to be spent traveling to effectuate the parenting plan,…

Jason is participating in counseling though his therapeutic foster placement but lacks respect for Carol and Jeff. Carol, Jeff, and Jason would benefit from evidenced based group counseling because they are working on reunification. In addition, parenting classes to strengthen their ability to set limits and understand the relationship between the child and parent. However, Jason presents the most pressing needs due to the high-risk behaviors and his current placement in a foster family-based…

Poverty: It’s Impact on Single Parent Families Introduction Poverty is the lack of money to purchase basic needs, like clothing, food, and shelter. In 2013, the United States Census Bureau reported that 45.3 million people lived in poverty. Of that staggering statistic, 14.7 million of people who live in poverty are children. (United States Census Bureau, 2014). Poverty’s greatest impact is on the children whose family lives in poverty. The primary reason is that parents who live in poverty…

In relation to those aspects, parents can lack components that can incisively create a poorer mother-child relationship (Kotchick et al. 2005). Less maternal monitoring of youths activities and inconsistent in discipline practices are employed over time. For instance, having a parent receiving minimum wage, can produce more time away from home and child, as well as stress and exhaustion. Without the proper support group or resources, a single parent and child can be greatly…