When couples come together, they will more than likely have different views on life and parenting. Depending on the couple, it will depend on how you might raise your children. Making choices you will make sure that in those choices you will do all that you can to protect your children and give them the best life possible. How we raise them will definitely affect them as they grow older. “It’s common for partners to have different styles. But parental disagreements about expectations, discipline, and other aspects of child-rearing can leave children feeling confused and insecure.” (
Default- Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
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n.d.)
In the Jindal family case study, Akshat, and Rishita are a part of the Indian culture that
have clear ideas of cultural ideas and discipline. According to the Jindal family case study,
Rishita is a believer in firm discipline. “She expected much from the girls, especially when it
came to academics; less than 100% was unacceptable. Complaints were not tolerated, and disobedience would result in physical punishment by both parents.” (Jindal Case Study) “The Mysore study on tribes from South India found that mothers often take on the main role of both
disciplinarian and nurturer.” (Lougheed, 2023) Spanking is considered a normal
part of parenting in many Indian families. Children are rarely allowed to misbehave in any way. Respecting your elders is a big component of how children are raised. In this culture, there is a clear line between what is expected and accepted, as well as what punishment will be for not abiding by the expectations that have been set. In Western society, there are four different styles
of parenting, avoidant parent who is never around, authoritative where the parents set clear rules and expectations, neglectful where parents are uninvolved, and permissive where parents rarely give rules and let their child run the house. Parenting styles have definitely changed throughout 2
