Personal Cultural Family Model. To Acknowledge And Understand

In modern society, physical discipline is still considered a somewhat suitable way of teaching children how to behave in life, though it is decreasing in popularity as time goes on. When using physical discipline, the parent should never have the intention of causing harm, they should always have the intention of being constructive. Whether or not physical discipline results in a beneficial outcome is dependent upon how it is used. If it is the only, or primary, source of discipline, the outcome is generally unfavorable. Also, as said in an article by Larzelere and Kuhn, if the discipline is too violent, and results in the child becoming injured, the child is not going to retain the intended lesson (1). An example of non-abusive physical discipline is conditional spanking. Conditional spanking "is defined as about two open-hand swats to the buttocks when a parent is not angrily out of control" (Larzelere, Kuhn 1). This type of punishment "teaches a child to cooperate with the milder disciplinary tactic, thereby making spanking less necessary in the future" (Larzelere, Kuhn 1) . When parents decide to use physical discipline, the primary intention of the parent should always be that the punishment is being "used in such a way that [it] reduces the need to use it in the future" (Larzelere, Kuhn 1). A parent should never hit a child

Communication is important in discipline. Authoritarian parents tend to place an excess worth on the aspects of disciplining a child. Reasons or explanations of the rules for the punishment were never given with my mother. Being an authoritative parent, I lean towards allowing my children to know why the rules are such and what to expect when the rules are broken. A lot of authoritarian power base is achieved through parental intimidation of the child. The authoritative parent is less likely to respond my anger to a rebellion against their rules. When my mother gave punishments they were neither effective nor appropriate. However, by learning through experience I parent with firm but appropriate

It is important to respect, understand and include a child’s culture as it helps each child feel a sense of being, becoming and belonging. Knowing about each child’s cultural identity will also help you to promote an equitable environment by building trusting and responsive relationships with children and their families and to demonstrate acceptance of diverse family structures and perspectives (OpenSpace, 3.2.1). For education and care services, understanding and valuing cultural diversity is key to countering racism in our services and community. Including a child’s culture into the centres environment gives the individual child a chance to grow with their culture and to include the other children in it. Showing children an individual child’s

One very simple word that describes discipline is training. A child is not born with the knowledge of what is acceptable or expected. A parent must invest their own time and patience while showing love and exemplary behavior while molding their children into becoming well behaved (Child Abuse vs. Discipline). Being a parent is a hard enough job already, but when it comes to being a parent having to discipline your child, it becomes much harder. It takes time for a child to learn and process new behaviors, and this is a reason a parent must not have a short fuse when it comes to discipling their children.

My prior understanding of discipline was uneducated and inaccurate. I was certain that discipline was related to punishment and the goal was to have a particular unwanted behavior to cease. A child that required discipline would be singled out, scolded, forced to perform a chore or action, such as sit for a time out, or the child would have something taken away, such as television or toys. As a child, I grew up in a household with parents who were primarily authoritative. They tended to be fair; however they did use punishment through "grounding", which generally meant that we were not able to engage in fun for set period of time. Other times, we were instructed to perform some sort of labor of their choice, such as washing my Dad's

As I read through Chapter 3, I was reminded of how diverse families can be. Whether discussing varying religious factors, different cultural expectations, or various disabilities, family life is impacted in some way; there is really no question about that. First, families come from all different religious affiliations. Religion is often how individuals make meaning of their lives, and we need to be respectful of this. The specific religion practiced within a family may affect how interaction/participation is viewed, how holidays are observed, what kind of food is eaten, and how gender roles are portrayed. Second, cultural expectations may look very different, depending on various ethnic groups. Families will more than likely have differing

Children need to feel respected and accepted just like adults. If they do not feel a sense of belonging then they are less likely to learn, thrive and be happy in the process. The most important initial relationships in early childhood are those that children form with their families. They are their first teachers and children develop an understanding of the world they live in based on how they live at home. (Commonwealth of Australia, 2009, p. 12) It has been shown that children are more likely to succeed if their educators and families have a strong relationship built on mutual respect and trust. It is therefore extremely important for educators to show an understanding and respect for each child’s culture they practice at home. It is also

Attachment patterns are defined to be the tie or bond made between the children and parents. To what extent are attachment patterns culturally determined? Attachment patterns are influenced by family systems and culture influences family systems. This being said, culture affects attachments a great deal when looking across the board of a variety of cultures. While this is the case, in the specific culture, the way parents attach to their child is considered “normal” to that family unit. Culture is unique across the world, therefore, attachment theories can’t be applied outside the culture it was relevant to, because it may differ and not be applicable. Norms dictate the way we see attachment patterns, for example, the Western phenomenon of anorexia is seen as unhealthy, but in places with famine, being severely underweight is considered to be their norm. The way to look at the effect of culture on attachment patterns is to not see which culture is most effective because that is not measurable when norms are not objective. Instead, to see how children attach due to culture.

Discipline was handed out by my father I have not conceived it as cruelty on his side and have it also never considered as a negative experience as I grew into adolescence. In those days I was a rascal and was aware that I “enjoyed” stretching the boundaries laid out

When i was 7 years old, my family and I moved to United States where my parents believed my sister and I would have better “education opportunities.” Being raised in a whole different culture than where i was born made the person who I am today. My parents traditional Korean culture and the American culture has taught me how to integrate different perspectives, how to value every individual's culture, and how to listen, communicate and understand an individual more thoroughly and carefully. Even though i did not agree to all the cultural aspects that my parents expected me to follow, they imparted me with values, such as sympathy and respect to others, stressing the importance of giving back to the community. Through these assets, beliefs,

Michael Halloran (2004) proposes that culture as a diverse and complex system of shared and interrelated knowledge, practices and signifiers of a society, provides structure and significance to groups within that society which subsequently impact the individual’s experience of their personal, social, physical and metaphysical worlds (p.5). Halloran (2004) theorizes that cultural maintenance is key to increasing the health and well-being of Aboriginal Australians whereby he suggests that culture provides collectively validated ways to think of and value oneself, further arguing that culture helps to suppress fundamental human existential anxieties about social isolation produced by our mortality awareness. Emile Durkheim (Marks, 1974) identifies anomie as being without law or norms, similarly, D.J Spencer (2000)

Discipline is one of the basic things a child learns from his parents before he or she faces the outside world to learn more about life as a whole. Teaching this trait can depend on how the parent shows it to their child and how they explain the importance of having this trait both in and out of their homes. Misbehaving children cannot be avoided as they are curious little beings and they have a tendency to explore. But there are some parents, even teachers, who do not tolerate misbehaving and they resort to corporal punishments such as spanking to make sure the child never forgets how painful it is to misbehave as they will remember the punishment entailed to it and become more disciplined. However, not all children would understand the

Children are like flowers, if well taken care of they will bloom. If ignored or tortured, they will wither and die. Child discipline is one of the most important elements of successful parenting. Today, many people have this notion that physical abuse is in no way a solution to helping children discern between right and wrong. Since generations children have been taught the art of discipline through physical punishment. Often this approach to disciplining has resulted in two outcomes, one is where the child becomes more tolerant and is willing to adhere to what he/she has been told, or the other which more often results in children developing a sense of anguish and desire to revolt.

While looking upon my personal culture and my family’s culture in an attempt to find appropriate dishes for this assignment, it became apparent to me that I have no definite culture. Whereas I have lived in Canada my whole life, my family’s background has engaged me in varying cultures, though I have never felt truly attuned to one culture. On the other hand, my father is a first generation Canadian, his parents both from Scotland. Though aware of my Scottish origins and my grandparents’ migration to Canada, Scottish culture has never been explicitly celebrated amongst those in my family. Furthermore, my family previously migrated from Ireland during the Irish famine, resulting in Irish culture to also represented in my family’s culture. Variously, my mother’s side of the family has lived in Canada for many generations, but I do not consider myself as being authentically Canadian. Accordingly, throughout my childhood, I was never encouraged to celebrate an explicit culture. Furthermore, religion was never prominent in my life either, as my parents decided against baptizing any of my siblings and me, as per the family tradition, because they wished for us to have religious freedom. However, because of the rest of my family’s religion, as well as my background, my family has always celebrated Christian holidays, though I have never been to church for a reason other than a wedding. I find that without any cultural ties from my family’s history and practices, that the culture I

My family background on my paternal side begins with my great-grandfather, George Edward Raine Wearmouth. He was born near Sherwood Forest in England in 1903 and moved to Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada in 1925. My great grandfather liked to build things like boats and snow gear. My grandmother, Isobel Hood, was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada in 1940. She married my grandfather, Joe Hood, and moved to Texas and then Louisiana. She had three kids, Joe Nelton, Jeffrey Allan, and Jennifer Christine. My father, Jeffrey Allan Hood, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 6, 1965; he likes the outdoors and loves to fish. I am Henry Allan Hood; I was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on June 16, 2005. Just like my great grandfather and my father, I love to fish. I also like to play basketball.