Participant A: The Impact Of Parenting

The family system and parents are generally regarded as one of the most powerful forces in shaping adolescents. Parents have a great influence in the development of adolescents. The relationship of the parents largely effect the development of adolescents and is an important factor when looking at development. Well-adjusted adolescents tend to have intact families that are supportive and create a warm and loving environment with constant monitoring of behavior. The review examines the current research on adolescent development and how it is effected by parenting styles. Taking into account the changes that occur over time to parents this review shows the fluidity of parenting styles and the stressors that cause those changes.

In observation #1, the both parents were effective in getting a desired behavior from their children. The little boy’s mother was effective by encouraging her son to tell the truth. This is long-term because the boy didn’t fear the truth and informed his mother of what had happened. Her reaction and understanding motivates the child to tell the truth. On the other hand, the little girl’s

1. The difference between a protective environment and a nuturing environment is that a protective environment is a place where a child is free from harm and can trust its parents and the people around him. A nuturing environment is an environment that is safe and the parents give the child all of its physical and emotional needs.

learning and development as listening to the parent about their child is important as it will help the

There are several parenting styles which guide children throughout their life. These parenting styles can be either good or bad and this will have an effect on the child; either a positive or a negative one. This essay investigates the parenting styles from which emerge questions about the role of the mother and the father. It also focuses on the ways that either too much mothering or too much fathering might have an effect on the child’s identity later on in its life.

Explain the specific impact parenting styles have on two issues related to child development. Examples include: obesity, resiliency, social-deviance, self-esteem, school performance, cognitive flexibility, and emotional intelligence.

There are four main parenting styles, these four include: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved/neglectful. The way in which parents ‘parent’ their children effect the children on how the child develops into an adult and it affects their cognitive development.

Much emphasis has been placed in the field of child development and the role that early providers possess when it comes to the needs of children at the early stages of life. Whether conceptualizing socialization and priming with Locke’s “tabula rosa/blank slate” or Rousseau’s “preassembled moral schema” approach to child development, this “window of opportunity” is both fleeting and permanent. Every interaction molds the individual into the person they are to become, and the bond that the dependent child forms with the caregiver is a precedent to the numerous relationships and attachments they will create as an adult. Granted that the provider/nurturer fulfills the needs of attachment and attentiveness for the offspring, this will determine the success of progressing through child developmental stages, and leads to a higher propensity of social adaptiveness. Inversely, if the aforementioned things are absent in a child’s early years, detrimental effects could occur, including stints in physical, social, and mental development. This is dependent upon the severity and duration of neglect, and has been seen in clinical cases that appears as psychological phenomena to both the general public, and researchers alike.

This week in class we had a class discussion talking about the impact of the child’s surrounding family-wise. We read issue 8 in Taking Sides and chapter 8 in Devlopment of Children and Adolescants as well.

It is important for parents to be their children's friend, but they need their parent first. Other parents don't have time for their child. They expect schools, day cares, and other institutions to raise their child. Parent’s time in children is irreplaceable. Still other parents find disciplining their child to be too much of trouble; Therefore, they allow their child to act anyway they want. Some may agree that “parenting is not a democracy but a dictatorship.” Finally, there are parents who constantly bail their child out of whatever problem they are in. Children need to know consequences for their actions. These parents are not helping their children by doing these things. Reality will one day slap their child in the face and they will

How does it feel like to have a child with difficult behavior? Is there any way(s) to control and change their difficult behaviors? If there is a solution, does the solution good enough to maintain a good family relationship? All of these are the main questions that are being discussed in a book called Parenting with Positive Behavior Support: A practical guide to resolving your child’s difficult behavior written by Meme Hieneman, Karen Childs and Jane Sergay. In this book, the authors provide both theory and step-by-step hands-on features to guide the parent toward recognizing and solving their children’s difficult behavior predominantly by using and assimilating Positive Behavior Support (PBS).

Being a parent can be tough, but becoming one is a lot more harder for others. Georgio and Kristan Rodriguez explains how their journey to parenthood nearly cost them more then they ever expected. Staying positive and optimistic was the last thing the Rodriguez’s wanted to do, but with faith and determination, this dynamic duo has found a way to bring hope to other couples going through the same struggles.

Success is subjective. Many people view success as having wealth and material goods, but in the case of Wes Moore, author of The Other Wes Moore, success exceeding what was expected of him as a young black male growing up in the city. Moore discusses the many similarities and differences between himself and a man with whom he shares his name, but who is incarcerated. His book makes evident the many factors contributing and counteracting the success of the two men. The author Wes Moore was more traditionally successful than the incarcerated Wes Moore because of the role his mother played in his life. The author’s mother stepped up when his father died, but when the other Wes Moore’s father left, his mother did not take the necessary actions to ensure he would have a successful life, and the incarcerated Wes Moore’s mother did not.

When it comes to raising a kid every parent wants to be the best parent. Many of them wonder if they are giving the right environment for the physical and behavioral growth of their kids. The reality is; most parents do not remain the best parents or at least good parents.

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.