Parenting

Parenting is hard. Parents know this better than anyone else. When you are a parent, you know that the choices you make impact not only yourself, but at least one other human being. You understand that at best your choices will impact that person in a positive manner for the rest of their life. You will have given them guidance along their way and influenced their choices long after you are dead and gone. As a parent, you also understand that at their worst the consequences are flipped. You know…

it comes to parenting style. Even though every family unit is unique and therefore has its own needs, there has long been debate over how to correct ill behavior and gain compliance from a child. On one hand, there is the “old fashioned way” of physical punishment which includes methods like spanking, switching, and swatting, and on the other is complete nonviolent parenting which includes time-outs, verbal chastisement, and privilege constraints. Those who advocate nonviolent parenting argue…

concepts we learned in parenting was the different parenting style’s, such as authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive. When interviewing Mary she stated that she was more of an authoritative than the other parenting styles. In the textbook it classifies authoritative as, “Parents have strong commitments to children and balance demands with responsiveness to children’s needs” (Brooks 2013, pg. 353), I saw that this demanding and responsive parenting style applied to Mary’s parenting. Mary…

and 18. Each are different in their own unique way. As a parent you want your children to be successful and excel in life. I demanded good grades and expected all three boys to meet my high expectations. I was what you would call a tiger mom. My parenting style worked well with my two older boys, however caused emotional distress with my youngest. When I realized my youngest son was clinically depressed, I needed a friend to talk to. I confided in my boss and her words of wisdom changed me…

The motivating question for the Quinlan & Quinlan article is how does child development associate with parenting practices that in turn may develop cultural patterns related to insecurity and aggression? When there is often environmental risk parents respond by adjusting their behaviors. If not able to reduce or eliminate these risk the parents may focus more on mating rather than parenting. Shifting parental efforts may lead to more offspring and a low-intensity childcare creating a potential…

Helicopter Parenting As a child have you ever wondered what it would feel like having your parents control almost every aspect of your life? Well, many children and teens in this and other generations have not thought about it they have experienced this first hand. These types of parents are known as helicopter parents. Helicopter parents are defined as overprotective, overcontrolling, and have too much interest in their children’s life. According to an essay that was adapted from the novel…

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…

of helicopter parents being all bad, there are some good things that come from being raised by a helicopter parent. “Engaged parenting has many benefits for a child, such as increasing…

Attachment, Parenting Style & Resilience 1. The attachment (pg.215) of infants with their mother has always been the normal role that is given to them from society. Just like Bowlby states in his attachment theory, “that an infant need to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for the child’s successful social and emotional development.” That’s the reason of attachment to the one who gives the infant their emotional affordance (pg.183). It is usually the mother’s role, but…

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