Parenting Family Reflection

An individual’s life and success is most dependent on their family environment and how they were raised. Good parenting is essential for a child’s educational and behavioral success and is a stressed trait throughout the world; however, in different cultures, good parenting can be defined and measured in many contrasting ways. In the United States, parenting and discipline methods have become controversial in the past fifty years, and the methods for raising children have drastically changed in some households.

They are both demanding and responsive. They exert control by setting rules, but especially with older children,they encourage open discussion and allow exceptions” . This parenting style leads to children who “have the highest self-esteem, self-reliance, and social competence”. Children of authoriatative parents tend to be well rounded, they have better social skills than children with authortatrian or permissive parents. “Studies suggest the authoritative parenting style, which blends warmth and support within an established disciplinary framework flexible enough to accommodate a child’s developmental needs, is a keystone of the psychological wellness of children and adolescents

     Furthermore, assumptions about divorce may be primarily be connected to the idea that happy homes create happy children whereas, unhappy, separated homes create the children to have problems. Moreover, what should be taken into account is that children learn what they live and that parents are role models. Not only do parents create the ideal of a good work ethic, skills, communication, logic but also commitment. In relation, the cycle of abuse also may be taught to a child. If a child sees abuse in the home he or she is more likely to exhibit the same actions compared to children from non - violent environments. Parents are still the bearers of large responsibilities according to their children and cannot just blame it on the media any longer. Although divorce is seen by many Americans as an unfortunate ending to a chapter in life, many still make the choice.

With over three hundred million Americans and over six billion people worldwide parenting skills are essential to maintain a healthy society. Parenting involves many aspects and requires many skills. It is a time to nurture, instruct, and correct to develop fundamental skills children will need to be mature, responsible, and contributing adults to a society. There are four commonly identified parenting styles; authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved parenting. Of the four parenting styles, two remain on opposite ends of the parenting spectrum. These two styles; authoritarian, and permissive both have deleterious results that are often visible throughout different developmental stages, such as rebellious behavior. As well

Parenting styles were developed by Diana Baumrind in 1966 at the University of California at Berkeley (Diana Divecha Ph.D, 2015). Baumrind used a model of demands and responsiveness to determine three types of parenting styles. These styles were authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive parenting. Because permissive parenting lacks in demand and discipline, it will not be discussed in this essay. In Baumrind’s model, demands refers to the amount of control parents exert onto and expect from their children. Responsiveness refers to how a parent nurtures and empathizes with their child. Parents with high demands and high responsiveness follow the authoritative parenting style. On

Authoritative parenting style is thought to be the most effective and beneficial parenting style (Mgbemere & Telles, 2013). They have rules and guidelines they want their children to follow. They exercise control over the behavior of the child. But they emphasize independence and individuality in the child (Brooks, 2013). They are flexible with their parenting style and allow the child to ask questions. They are willing to respond to their child and listen to what they have to say. They communicate with their children. This produces children that have a very high self-confident and independent. When the child becomes an adolescent they feel that their opinions are valued. The end result, they are

In her article “How Parental Conflict Hurts Kids” Anna Sutherland discusses how conflict between a kids parents can affect them later on in life. She goes on to explain which types of conflict are actually harmful, and how when parents solve the problem together in a positive and calm manner it can actually be beneficial to the child. The article further states the specific outcomes of parental conflict on children, how those will affect them later in life, and why conflict between parents creates these effects. Throughout the article Sutherland refers to studies and research done to help emphasize her points.

In most of the societies about a century ago, the family was the most valued system in almost all spheres of life and human living. Family is the only institution which provides the security and support without any rewards in return. The effectiveness of family functioning in conditioning the children's personality and social development has an outstanding importance (Roelfse and Middleton, 1985). The family interactions play an important role in the development of an individual. These interactions and interpersonal relationships are seen between parents, parent and child, siblings, and any other relative or person living in the household. The healthy functioning of these interaction patterns enhances mental health of the individual Children need a happy and stable family environment and a conductive social network for their overall growth and development. Yet, happy families are not happy all the time. Disagreements and conflicts are a necessary part of living closely together. Both love and hate are to be expected in the intensity of family life and peers interactions, but it is the way negative emotions are handled that makes a difference to family life and social interactions (Parke and Buriel, 1998). Parenting has long been recognized as making an important contribution to the development of competencies and problem behavior among children and adolescents. However, recently researchers have begun to develop attention to understanding variations in parenting in different

According to evidence research, this theory would benefit families and couples that are experiencing behavioral issues with children and the family system, or CBFT techniques may be employed in analyzing child-parent conflict as well; particularly when adolescents tend to make negative remarks towards their parents’ as a result of conflict during a time when parents reprimand children (e.g. “My parents are punishing me this weekend because they hate to see me have a enjoy time with my friends.”) (Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2008). Utilizing this theory, would incorporate more permanent solutions to various issues within the family unit. In addition, CBFT may be incorporated to accommodate clients of various backgrounds, particularly in cultures where family cohesiveness and interdependence are highly valued, such as African American due to its flexibility in skill techniques (LaTaillade,

Most parents would agree that when they first became parents, there wasn’t a book available to them instructing them on the type of parent they wanted to be to their children. I can guess they would say they took their lead from the parenting style of their parents. Were their parents authoritarian or permissive? Did they agree with the parenting style of their parents? Do they believe they owe it to their parents to follow their lead in parenting style? How each child of these distinct parenting styles gauges the effectiveness of the parenting on their lives will lead them in their direction. To help make the decision on the parenting style that works best for any parent, you need to first understand the definition of each parenting style, examine the different attitudes to each parenting approach and explore the long term consequences for children of such parents.

The family assessment is a thorough assessment done by a health care provider. This assessment is the foundation of how health care providers provide care for a certain member of the family or the family as a whole. This assessment involves exploration of the family structure, development, and function. In addition, the family will express their strengths and barriers, internal and external structure, ethnicity, social class, religion, subsystems, which will allow the reader a better understanding of the family’s functioning.

In the last two decades divorce has increased substantially leaving couples single and families broken. Divorce is the reality for many families as there is an increase in divorce rates, cohabitation rates, and the number of children raised in step and single marital families. Divorce cannot be overlooked as it negatively affects and impacts youngsters for the rest of their lives. Although it is the decision between two parents’s children are hurt the most in the process. The concept of divorce is extremely difficult for children to understand as there are many unanswered questions and uncertainties. “Will my mom or dad remarry and who will I live with?” are concerns children express while going through divorce. Many

Research has shown that authoritative parenting is the most effective style to develop independence, decision-making skills, high self-esteem, and sociability (Arnett, 2013). This style is a delicate balance of communicating and setting clear behavioral expectations in a loving, empathetic, and respectful way (Arnett, 2013). In adolescence good decisions are not always made so attentive parenting is vital. During late adolescence, Grace tested boundaries and warranted astute parenting skills.

The authoritative parenting style is the “In between,” of both the authoritarian and permissive parenting styles, and has a “Give and take approach.” Authoritative parents are very involved in their children’s lives: children help around the home and in decision-making processes, and homework is supervised. This approach to parenting raises children who are responsible, well behaved in school, have a high self-esteem, and good problem solving skills along with decision making skills. The authoritative approach to parenting has very positive effects on children’s lives presently, and in the future. (Marsiglia, C.,Walczyk, J., Buboltz, W., Ross, D. 2007).

”No one is ever born into Life alone. Everyone has shared the bond of family, at least at birth, and for many people it is a bond that will follow them throughout life. For many people it is the most important bond of all.”