Importance Of Parenting Styles In Early Childhood

Jean Piaget is a developmental psychologist who studied young children and analyzed their development at a young age. Piaget is well known for his four cognitive development stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, and formal operations; as mentioned by Siegler and Alibali (2004). Siegler and Alibali (2004) also stated that these four stages begin as soon as the child is born and it continues throughout their young adolescent years all the way to adulthood. Piaget conducted numerous research experiments towards young children in order to prove his hypothesis and drew conclusions for

Research indicates that about one-third of all parents use authoritative style of parenting. Regardless of the preferred style, varying factors such as culture, the temperament of the child and parent, and parental status will influence the interactive process of that style. Most parents could benefit from knowledge and information of these style to improve their parenting skills.Parenting style is a pattern of behavior that influences child-rearing practices. Approaches vary based on several factors, ranging from how parents themselves were raised to the goals parents have for their children.

The Authoritative Style of Parenting, children are expected to follow the rules and guidelines that a parent with this style of parenting has put into place. This type of parents are responsive to their children and willing (eager) to listen to questions. Authoritative parents gives reasonable demands, consistent limits, expresses warmth and affection which every child, I think, yearns for. Rules are set and reasons behind the rules are explain to ensure that the child (ren) understands. They’re also willing to listen to the child’s feelings when setting these limits. Parents with this style of parenting are flexible and willing to bend the rules in certain cases- for example, allowing the child to stay up an hour pass the normal bedtime, so that the child can finish watching television. When a child (ren) fail to meet the expectations that an Authoritative Parent is more of a nurturing and forgiving parent rather than punishing. These types of parents uses rewards, praises, and positive consequences for good behaviors. Baurmind (1971, 1991) suggests that these parents, “monitor and impart clear standards for their children’s conduct. They

Jean Piaget had the theory of cognitive development. Early childhood education is placed in the preoperational stage. Jean’s proposition was that children develop intelligence through their own direct experiences. I will demonstrate this in my classroom by converting what we are learning into different objects and groups around the room. This will help the children adapt to new knowledge to what they already know.

The first, and most popular method of parenting, is the authoritative style. In this style the parents have high expectations when it comes to behavior;

We must all realize the impact we have on the world around us, whether it be an immediate effect or an action that releases a chain of events that is unforeseeable. Taking responsibility for the activities we partake in during everyday life is crucial for progressing in the future. This concept becomes much more actualized when we are raising our children. Children are undoubtedly the future of today. How we raise them will immediately impact what kind of lives they will have in the future, which in turn, will set up the world for years to come. Parents tend to want a stable, and more successful life for their kids. With this in mind, parents should practice reliable parenting styles to ensure their child’s social, emotional, and intellectual development isn’t compromised. The way we raise our kids could lead to a multitude of psychological problems and emotional imbalance if done improperly. Guardians should all engage in the best parenting styles to make sure that our children and leading safe and happy lives that resonate with the future of this world (Mgbemere and Telles, “Types of Parenting Styles and How to Identify Yours”).

The Piaget stages of development is a design that describes the stages of normal intellectual development, from infancy through adulthood. This includes thought, judgment, and knowledge. The stages were named after psychologist and developmental biologist Jean Piaget, who recorded the intellectual development and abilities of infants, children, and teens. Jean Piaget was a Swiss clinical psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development. Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development are: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.

Although there are several styles of parenting, permissive parenting and authoritative parenting are the two that I identify with the most. Both of these styles of parenting understand the need for love and acceptance. Both styles of parenting are concerned with the well-being and safety of their children. However, the approaches and conditions governing them are much different. Although they share some important similarities the difference between permissive and authoritive parenting are quiet vast.

“Where will you be at each minute of the day? Who will you be with? When will you be home? Will there be anyone else there? What will you be doing? How do we know we can trust you?”

In the course, Child Growth and Development I learned of three different parenting styles. Authoritarian, a “parents-know-best” approach to parenting and allows little opportunity for the child to question unreasonable expectations. Authoritarian parents respond to the question “Why?” by stating “Because I said so.” After learning more I was shocked to find that this parenting style could cause my child to lack some critical social and communication skills that are important for development of leadership abilities. Neglectful parenting is a style with little engagement between parent and children. Children of neglectful parents tend to have behavior issues due to lack of self-control and lack of interest in following rules. Indulgent parents are more like friends to their children. I had a friend whose mother was indulgent. My friend had no respect for her mother and I would be damned if my daughter lacked respect for authority. Throughout the course, I learned that I wanted to be an authoritative parent, for the most part. Authoritative parenting style blends a caring tone with structure and consistent limit-setting obedience. This style also allows children to make their own decisions based upon their own reasoning. Children benefit in ways such as emotional regulation, flexible thinking and social competence. As an early childhood educator, I was told that the ideal parenting style is that of an authoritative

Parenting styles have a direct correlation to how a parent interacts with their child and how their child interacts with them. Diana Baumrind was a developmental psychologist that came up with four basic parenting styles that influence how children behave throughout their life (Kopko,2007). The parenting styles consist of authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and uninvolved.

Piaget’s theory of cognitive development was based around his belief that children will develop their intelligence through a series of stages: Sensorimotor (birth – 2yrs), Preoperational (2-7yrs), Concrete Operational (7-11yrs) and Formal Operational (11+). He believed these stages to be invariant, the same stages taking place in a fixed order, and universal, the same for every child regardless of their background or culture. (McLeod, 2015)

The significant impact different parenting styles can have on a child’s development intrigued me and prompted my self reflection of how my immigrant parents parenting practices affected my development. From my experience, I believe immigrant parents are more likely to display authoritarian versus authoritative parenting styles. “Studies have shown that parents of individualistic cultures (i.e. western cultures) are more likely to be authoritative, whereas parents of collectivistic cultures (i.e. non-western cultures, including Asian, African, and Hispanic) that have immigrated to the United States tend to be more authoritarian “(Spera, 2005). While immigrant parents have their children’s best interest in mind, the parent’s expectations and fears of their children assimilating to a new culture and losing their original heritage and cultural identities, “may trigger negative consequences, that impact the development of the child as a result of this controlling parenting style” (Yaman et al, 2010). Immigrant parents from collectivistic cultures that practice authoritarian parenting methods are more likely to display traits such as: physical interference, a tendency to promote an overly controlling domestic environment, defined gender roles and limited communication regarding decisions and rules – either the child obeys without question or punishment is dealt out immediately (Varela et al, 2004).

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that children move through four different stages of mental development. During this earliest stage of cognitive development, infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory experiences and manipulating objects. Children go through a period of dramatic growth and learning. As kids interact with their environment, they are continually making new discoveries about how the world works. The foundations of language development may have been laid during the previous stage, but it is the emergence of language that is one of the major hallmarks of the preoperational stage of development. Children become much more skilled at pretend play during this stage of development, yet still think very concretely about the world around them. While children are still very concrete and literal in their thinking at this point in development, they become much more adept and using logic. The egocentrism of the previous stage begins to disappear as kids become better at thinking about how other people might view a situation. The final stage of Piaget's theory involves an increase in logic, the ability to use deductive reasoning, and an understanding of abstract ideas. At this point, people become capable of seeing multiple potential solutions to problems and think more scientifically about the world around them. His theory focuses not only on understanding how children acquire knowledge, but also on understanding the nature of intelligence.

Jean Piaget, a cognitivist, believed children progressed through a series of four key stages of cognitive development. These four major stages, sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational, are marked by shifts in how people understand the world. Although the stages correspond with an approximate age, Piaget’s stages are flexible in that if the child is ready they can reach a stage. Jean Piaget developed the Piagetian cognitive development theory. Piaget’s theory of cognitive development proposes that a child’s intellect, or cognitive ability, progresses through four distinct stages. The emergence of new abilities and ways of processing information characterize each stage. Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that children move through four different stages of mental development. His theory focuses not only on understanding how children acquire knowledge, but also on understanding the nature of intelligence.