John Rosemond: Best-Selling Parenting

“The Myth of Co-Parenting; How it Was Supposed to Be. How it Was” by Hope Edelman and “My problem with Her Anger” by Eric Bartels both explain the strain child rearing and lack of communication can put upon a marriage. The two articles describe their personal experiences with this issue, but the authors have differing points of view on the subject. Although they have different perspectives, both Edelman and Bartels explore ideas of traditional gender roles and unrealistic expectations in relationships.

Before having kids, everyone has an idealistic fantasy of what type of parent they are going to be. Will they be a Mary Poppins or a Mommy Dearest? These two women parented in very different but similar ways. Mary Poppins used an authoritative approach to parenting whilst Mommy Dearest used an authoritarian approach. Authoritative and authoritarian parenting styles are the most widely used styles in modern day parenting, with authoritative parenting being the one with the most positive results in terms of child development. They are similar in what parents expect from their children but differ in the way that parents respond to their children’s needs. The effects of the chosen parenting style can be seen in the way that a child feels about themselves and how they interact with the outside world.

In Robert Putnam’s “Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis”, we are introduced to stories that give us glimpses into the lives of youth across America. The stories represent and act as examples of the two very different groups of youth living in our nation today: children born to parents who are educated, and children born to those who likely only graduated high-school and are struggling to stay afloat economically. There are the rich kids and the poor kids, and, as his book and his research illustrate, the gap between the two continues to grow. National trends regarding rising income inequality, the disappearance of the working-class family, and growing class segregation show that the lives and experiences of rich kids and poor kids are drastically different and continue to veer further and further apart. The subject of his book is the “nationwide increase in class inequality- how the class-based opportunity gap among young people has widened in recent decades” (p. 19) and his thesis is that instead of simply talking about inequality of income among adults, we have to focus on this opportunity gap and work to begin closing it.

Hang up the baseball glove and put away the bedtime stories. No need to take

After the ridiculous methods used to raise children in the 60s, such as letting children express their feelings and looking up to former parents for advice, it is time for a new era of parenting, one where absolute control is established over children by whatever means necessary. At least, this is what John Rosemond attempts to argue in his editorial "Is 1960s parenting experiment over yet?" He expresses extreme dislike for the parenting of the 60s, stating that "that destructive decade has ruled American parenting for 40 years and pretty well ruined it in the process". He refers to the notion of referring to grandparents for advice as "absurd", and says that parents should place their sole trust in professionals such as himself. As well as coming off as

Having three totally different children has taught me a lot about educational processes for children with learning disabilities and education children who are twice-exceptional. The article “How to be Your Child’s Best Advocate: Collect, Communicate, Collaborate” by Mary T. McInerney, M.A. would have been a wonderful resource ten years ago. “Strategies and Interventions to Support Students with Mathematics Disabilities” published by the Council for Learning Disabilities has many suggestions that would have been a great help for some of my children and will defiantly be implemented when I become a middle school math teacher. I found both of these articles very helpful as a parent and as a future teacher.

work environment or  home. The possibility that co-parenting is a goal that many couples would like to accomplish once they are married, however they soon understand and discover that co-parenting is considerably harder to succeed than they would have expected. For instance, Hope Edelman expresses her take on why it doesn’t exist in “The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed to Be. How it Was. Hope Edelman has also written three other nonfiction books. Her essays and articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Seventeen magazine. Edelman finally acknowledge that the perfectly equal relationship is virtually

John Galardi. Our leading guy and guide to all "zines" with divorced parents, isn't really the most open book. The major thing John struggles with in the book is him trying to discover if he has no emotions. Even in the opening, John admits, "I am immune to emotion. I have been ever since I can remember. Which is helpful when people appeal to my sympathy. I don't seem to have any" (Chapter 1, page 1). Yikes, sounds more like an excuse to be a jerk. Yet, we still need to remember that John has been hurt a lot. His dad left him and his mom and now his mom won't even touch John. So, it just seems that John is building a big wall around him and is certain no one can break it down.

Parenting: from dressing, teaching, disciplining, to simply supporting a child, there are technically no right or wrong ways to provide care. Although there may not be a correct way, most, if not all, parents have been or will be criticized at some point because of their decisions in parenting. So what exactly makes someone good at parenting? A mother, father, or caregiver who exercises good parenting fosters a healthy relationship with the child, demonstrates and reciprocates respect, and reinforces responsibility.

In “The "Y" Factor: Gender Bias, Child Custody And The Great Parenting Myth”, David T. Pissara argues that there seems to be gender bias when it comes to child custody and parenting. He establishes his point by acknowledging the intentions of the the custody courts from a legal perspective, the bias that occurs in courts and mentioning a man's virtue to protect and guide the development of a child through the use of personal opinion. However, I wish to argue that Pissara's arguments are somewhat biased and lack factual information to backup his claims. Pissara is in no doubt correct that family courts want what is best for the child.

Keith Aldridge had several dysfunctional families. He was married five times Very little contact with his nine children. This is unethical in society today but not uncommon. The notion of an absent, non- committed parent seemed to be an adjustment his children had to endure. It is hard for any child to live with the thought that a parent neglects them

Barbara Ann proved to her audience that she raised Danielle with an extremely indulgent parenting style. “The indulgent approach to child socialization represents an excessively lax parenting pattern wherein parents do not exercise control over their children. Indulgent parents are highest involvement with their children and lowest in strictness. They have few clear expectations for their children, and seldom set limits for them or provide consequences for their actions (Heath, pg. 34). She was very lax, not strict, inconsistent, and tried to put the role of being Danielle’s friend before the role as her mother. For example, Barbara Ann told Dr. Phil, Danielle was raised without many rules or boundaries for most of her life, because she never needed them. When Danielle began to act out and become disrespectful, Barbara Ann abruptly tried to change her parenting style to Authoritarian by ineffectively giving rules and setting limits. As a result, Danielle went to the extremes and did things like stealing her mom’s credit card, running away, and breaking the law. Barbara Ann used a “my way or the highway” method to try and discipline Danielle when she lashed out. This proved to be very ineffective. If Barbara Ann had raised Danielle with an authoritarian or authoritative style of parenting, this behavior

Living with 2 older sisters, 2 younger sisters and 1 younger brother, had it’s ups and downs, like if you wanted to play a game, you always had someone to play with. But when it came to things like Christmas presents or pocket money, you only ever got very little. He was also moving around Western Australia and has experienced a wide variety of schools. Jon was also a very sporty person, who loved playing; cricket, Basketball and extreme sports like motorbike riding. He has since got married and had 3 kids. I feel that Jon’s life story should be known because he is a great school teacher,

At the beginning of the course I noticed the text box on the top of the first page of the syllabus. The box contained a statement made by Michael Levine voicing that “having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.” This quote was a catalyst to my in depth thinking about the course and how I want to apply its content later in life as a future educator and mother. I believe this phrase represents the ignorance placed on parenting. For most, this job is naturally attainable and almost an expected milestone in one’s lifetime. As a society, we think this a something that the majority of the population experiences. Therefore, this role does not require prior preparation.

Dr. William Bob is a fifty one year old licensed psychotherapist who has his own private practice. William is happily married to a primary school teacher and has 3 kids. William was born in Poland, but moved to Canada with his parents in his early childhood. Both of his parents were doctors and they were the ones who fostered this drive to work in a field of assisting people, however because William always felt a little disconnected from the exact sciences, during high school he made a decision to study psychology instead. “ I knew all along that I want to become a psychologist and that is what often helped me when I had a hard time seeing the light at the end of the tunnel” says Dr. Bob.