Parent Interview Essay

I interviewed three different family member of all different age that have experienced my family culture in their own way. For my interview I interviewed My mother Okala Mundeke. She is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo but she moved to America when she was 35 years old and she is now 50 years old. She has grown up mostly in Congo so she has a strong knowledge of our heritage and family history since she was around it more.. My sister Emmanuella Kalonda she was born in the congo but has little memory of it since she was less than a year old when she came to america. she is currently sixteen years old. But she was raised with my mother learning about family and our culture. My next candidate is my other sister Jocelyn Fetner

One thing that almost everybody will have to deal with at least once in their lifetime is parenting. In parenting, both parents are needed to make the job easier on themselves, their marriage and their child. In the essay The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed to Be. How It Was. by Hope Edelman, Edelman tells her experience with co-parenting. Edelman, along with many women, initially believed that co-parenting was possible. She soon figured out, however, that it was not a realistic goal. Some points that Edelman hits in the essay are the gender roles and societal expectations in parenting, being the nurturer versus being the provider, and how poor communication can ruin

Our culture helps shape the type of people each of us become and the course we take throughout our lifetime. With a variety of cultures comes an unlimited array of life experiences which include similarities and differences between all groups of people. It is important to learn of another person’s experiences which will help expand our understanding of the world we live in. In order to get this understanding, I chose to interview a woman named Isabella who comes from a family that originated outside the United States. When her mother was still a child, she made her way from Mexico to the United States with her family in search of better opportunities. Her father was born in Spain and met her mother when visiting in the United States. Growing up in a home with two separate cultures helped Isabella become a well-rounded person and accepting of other

I chose to interview three family members in order to evaluate similarities and differences on experiences on what it’s like to be a parent. I believe that there is no right or wrong way to define what family is, but the definition of family comes with a wide range of beliefs about parenting and what it means to be “good parents” to their children. Every person is different and when it comes to every parent, they have their own style of parenting due to the environments as well as experiences within their environment. Throughout the interviews, I hope to gain knowledge and to be able to understand what it’s like to be a full time parent. Therefore, I have completed three interviews with three separate members of my family that were all raised by the same parents in the same household so it would be interesting to get an insight of how each individuals perspective as parents are. Furthermore, I will present a summary of questions that I’ve asked, a summary of their answers as well as an analysis of their way of parenting with some information that I’ve gathered and compare it to what I’ve learned in class.

The most important core value for this case to me is cultural competence. The National Association of Social Worker’s (NASW) describes the importance as cultural competence for a Social Worker to develop “a knowledge base of their clients’ cultures and be able to demonstrate competence in the provision of services that are sensitive to clients’ cultures and to differences among people and cultural groups” (2008). This really seems to be key to this case because the school seems to have Heterosexist values, Heterosexism is having prejudices against those that do not fill the heterosexual norm(Burn, Kadlec, & Rexer, 2005). These values tend to have effect on not only the individuals that may be homosexual, but their greater family system. Often heterosexism can increase psychosocial stress for both the family and the individual. This is extremely common and can even be done through anti-homosexual language such as the things Miranda has over heard.

I had the opportunity to interview a family very close to me whom I have been blessed to know since I was three years old. The mother Heidi, who is 59, remarried at the age of 31 to Paul, who is 57, and they have been married for 28 years now. Heidi had her first son Markie, who is now 38, with her previous husband who is no longer in the picture. Paul and Heidi have a son named Travis who is 26 and a daughter named Tina who is 24. Paul used to work as a carpenter but retired when he was 52. He then began working at a grocery store and eventually retired from there as well. Heidi also worked at a grocery and just recently retired. Paul loved what he did as a carpenter and still continues to build things for the family such as cabinets and furniture.

During the interview I asked the mother what family means to her. She replied by saying, “family is a variety of people that has different characteristics and personalities.” Growing up as a child she said that she did not have anyone to show her what family is and how to raise a child. Her mother was very authoritarian. According to Bigner, J. J., & Gerhardt (2014, p. 100) an authoritarian parents controls children behaviors in respect. Obedience is obtained in numerous ways and whatever the parent says is what goes. Her mother never had an explanation on why she did things. However, now that the mother has grown older she has some ways like her mother. I found this family very interesting because growing up I did not see blended families

Interviewing the parents of students in our district was one of the first steps I took in completing this project. The questions were provided by the instructor for the course so I prepared written surveys for the respondents from those questions. I did not add to those questions, although I do now wish that I had. I invited parents of students in my school district who I knew to complete the survey. I sent them the surveys via email and asked for their responses within a week, if possible. Everyone responded quickly and was quite honest with their responses. After I received the responses, I tallied them and put them into a chart format to review. I would like to have interviewed a larger number and broader range of parents for this portion of the project. I feel like not enough parents were interviewed to get an accurate picture of the opinions of parents in our school district.

My family health assessment was conducted using the 11 Gordon functional health pattern. Marjorie Gordon’s functional health pattern is a guide for establishing a comprehensive nursing date base, using the 11 categories enable nurses determines the following aspects of health and human function (Gordon 1987). The Gordon 11 functional health patterns are health perception/health management, nutrition, elimination, activity/exercise, cognitive, sleep/rest, self perception/self concept, roles and relationships, sexuality and reproduction, coping and stress tolerance, values and belief. This paper will summarize the findings of each health pattern as well as the family based nursing

Being a parent comes with a lot of responsibility and difficult decision making. You always have your child's best interest at heart, but sometimes your child may disagree with the rules you have set down. That is why, I believe, the perfect parenting style is democratic. You can compromise with your child, but still have basic rules you want them to follow, without them feeling targeted or that you are being unfair. When i become a parent, I want to make sure my children have guidelines. I want them to be able to make their own mistakes and learn from them. Their health, their type of entertainment and the toys they play with are three major, broad categories that I would like to have a say in, along with their input of course.

Good communication is an important parenting skill. Whether you are parenting a toddler or a teenager, good communication is the key to building self-esteem as well a mutual respect. It is extremely important for parents to be able to communicate clearly and efficiently with their children. An open and effective communication line between parents and their children, benefits not only the children, but every member of the family. Relationships between parents and their children are notably improved when there is productive communication taking place. Basically, if communication between parents and their children is satisfying, then their relationships are gratifying as well.

During your childhood, did you ever have someone that played the role as parent, but was not your parent? According to www.stepfamily.org, 1,300 new step-families form every day and over half of the U.S families are remarried which means over half of the children in the U.S have a step-parent. Some children may form a bond with them as if they were they’re real parents. Sadly, some may only know their step-parent as their father or mother instead of knowing their biological parent. For those of us who grew up in a multi-parent home, we know that, for the most part, being raised by a step-parent could possibly be the biggest blessing in our lives. I mean, more love to go around!

A parent-child relationship is a special relationship that has a huge effect on the way that the child will turn out. This relationship is formed through pregnancy, adoption, and step parenting. Parenting requires a great deal of adaptation. The parents want to develop a strong bond with their child but they also want to maintain a healthy marital relationship and adult friendships. Potential parents often ask themselves what they will be like when they are parents and try

I think she meant if you wanted to go to that school, you pick that school first or third. I think that is what she meant, but I don’t know; that 's all I got.

Melissa and Travis Blackmore, are two of the kindest and hardest working individuals that I have ever met, and I am lucky enough to call them my parents. My parents have been married for 21 years and while they do engage in the occasional argument over dirty dishes, I have never doubted that my parents love and respect each other. One observation that I have made about my parent’s relationship is how they make sacrifices for each other so that they can create the best home environment for my sister and I. Currently both of my parents work outside of the home, although my mother used to teach preschool from home before I came to Liberty. My mother currently works as a third grade teacher in Henrico, Virginia, and sells Doterra essential oils from home. My father has worked at DuPont for as long as I can remember although he has worked several sections and jobs within the company. Currently my dad works as a head maintenance engineer at DuPont. Since I am the youngest child, my leaving home was a big adjustment for my parents, especially my mom who was used to spending the majority of her day with me working on homeschooling and doing activities with me. After I left home, my mother decided to stop teaching preschool at home and went back to working out of the home. While my parents miss my sister and I very much, they have found joy in spending time working on their relationships with each other and with friends and family as well as with those who work with them. Now that my