Parenting is one of the most important, demanding, and rewarding job that one can have; however, when it comes to occupational hazards, I think that parenting by far is the most difficult. There are so many outside influences that will interfere with parenting in comparison to any other job. For instance, the loss of a job, relationship problems, illness, death, poverty, social and economic status, cultural differences are all factors when it comes to parenting. I believe that I set a good example for my children by maintaining my standards and quality of parenting throughout. I have parented consistently through divorce, death, and financial hardship. My children have been through many struggles throughout their lives, but they know …show more content…
It has not always been easy, and I believe that it is healthy to let your children see the hardships and obstacles that occur in the real world. I have done my best to show my children that despite my hardships, I will continue to push forward and overcome those obstacles. There have been time throughout the years that I have let depression affect my ability to parent. It is not always easy to shield your children from the pain that you are experiencing when dealing with adult issues. I believe that my weakness as a parent has been to allow my emotions and frustrations that I am feeling affect my general mood and attitude toward my children; that is why I believe it is important to immediately address any mental health issues that you are experiencing right away before it causes long term effects on your children. I found that when I was going through my divorce with my children’s father, I was short tempered and would catch myself often speaking harshly to my children. Fortunately I recognized this behavior and worked …show more content…
From a very early age, my son was diagnosed with ADHD. He had struggled his whole life in school, despite being an extremely intelligent child. He never seem to fit in with his peers, and I constantly struggled with decisions of whether or not I should protect or shield him from any event which might expose him to any uncomfortable setting, such as track meets or activities that involved athletics. Nicholas was very gifted and musically inclined from a very young age. When he was eleven years old, he began to play guitar in the youth worship group at church. His talent was quickly recognized by many local musicians. At the age of 14, Nicholas was asked to play lead guitar for a young, female, Nashville artist. Nicholas quickly jumped at the opportunity. What started as nightly band practices that were very time consuming, turned into nationwide traveling, touring, promotions and even lead to televised appearances. As a mother, I was elated to see my son go from that lonely child with little self-esteem, to being a very confident, popular, young man. Of course, as with anything, comes consequences. Nicholas was forced to choose between traditional high school and online high school. This was a very serious decision to make as a parent, but I am glad that I made the decision to allow my son to follow his dreams. I received a lot of
Back in the 20th century - and earlier, the business of parenting was a ton easier: as easy as 1 + 1 perhaps; or reciting the ABC. Sadly, things have changed.
Congratulations on your new little bundle of joy and entering into your next chapter in life. Motherhood will changed every aspect of your life with new challenges and rewards every day. You may feel over whelmed right now with the lack of sleep and new responsibilities, but remember to cherish every moment with your child because the time flies. When asking my mother about the greatest moments of raising a child, her first responses included simple memories. For example, when I smiled at her one day revealing two baby teeth. Remember your friends and family will be a great support system, but always follow your instinct instead of following all their advice. Your new role will be overwhelming at time. Therefore, I have written a letter with helpful advice and guidance to assistance you along this new amazing journey.
Many psychologists throughout history have indulged in studies related to parenting behavior and how children are affected from such behavior. The work of Diana Baumrind, which is considered to be one of the most influential and well-studied theories of parenting behavior, was the first to identify three styles of parenting (Sclafani 44). These styles of parenting are called authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive. This paper will further explain descriptions of these styles and the typical behaviors of children as a result of each style. This paper will also provide insight on the parenting style I was raised on along with my thoughts on types of discipline I might use in the
Based on the article “The Four Styles of Parenting” there are four basic styles how parents are raising their children. In the following I am going to analyze which of the styles is most exemplified by Rex and Rosemary Walls.
A relatively new social and theological trend of intellectual inquiry focuses considerable attention on the value and significance of children in our societies, families, and spiritual circles. This deliberation spans genders, cultures, religions, nationalities, and represents a plethora of theological and scholarly diversity. Despite the assortment of people groups and approaches represented, the core concerns center around children’s development, rights, roles, and a greater understanding of children overall. Topics reviewed the role of women and men in child rearing, responsibilities of the Christian church and other faith groups for children and regarding their religious development, abuses of children throughout history, some which continue
Parents have their beliefs and practices when rearing their children, they share their customs and beliefs with their families to guide and support their families. Parents hope to share their practices from generation to generation, however when immigrants relocate other to countries they adapt to new ways of living (Two Parents, 2009). Immigrants relocate to provide their families with financial stability and better education. Some immigrants face obstacles when they relocate to North America, such as language barriers, discipline issues, and little involvement in their child’s education. Many of the immigrants first language is not English, their language barrier may hinder them from communicating with employers and classroom educators
Parenting is something that usually comes naturally to people. There are no hard fast how to manuals or rules to parenting. People generally just learn as they go. Most things are just second nature, like feeding, clothing and generally caring for a child. However, as a child grows and other children are born, parenting becomes more then simply handling the child's everyday needs. Sometimes parents feel they need some help in deciding the best way to parent their children.
Diane Baumrind’s typology has two major dimensions. The first dimension is responsiveness. In the text it mentions that responsiveness “refers to the extent in which parents respond to and meet the needs of their children.” (Knox 364). This is when parents support, encourage, and foster their children’s needs. The second dimension is demandingness which is “the matter in which parents place demands on children in regard to expectations and discipline.” (Knox 364). This is about how strict a parent is and how much control these use on their children.
Excellent students come from authoritative parents, these students achieve academically and follow directions well. As a result of this students from authoritative parents rarely get themselves into trouble in school. Authoritative parents motivate their children, show high responsiveness to them, and meet all of the needs of their children. Everything that a child of authoritative parents needs in order to achieve in school is provided for them by their parents. For a student to do well in school it is a huge help for their parents to give the child what they need like school supplies, help with homework, discipline at home, and high expectations for the success of their child. Children need to receive positive response when they do something
One of my aunts used to fall under this category. Her and my uncle have three children together and she has one more. My uncle used to work off in the oilfield, causing him to be in another state for a few months at a time. My aunt and uncle live about a mile away from my grandparents. My aunt used to lock the children, my cousins, out of the house and make them walk to my grandparent’s house when she wanted to take a nap or when her husband came home. She claimed she needed some “alone time.”
My parenting style has remained consistent with Ari. Yes, I have made some slight adjustments with my parenting style when needed for Ari. Since the preschool period I have let Ari be a little more independent since he is now 10 years old. We let Ari do chores for an allowance and since Ari would lie to earn more allowance money we have added some major chores for him to do. There’s still discipline and control but also affection, warmth, encouragement, and support when parenting Ari and this will continue to be our parenting
Parenting is a key factor in the advancement of society. It is used to train up the new generation to take over. Parenting has been tainted over the years. Parents have opted for a more compromising style of parenting which leads to compromised children, and compromised children are no good to the world.
Children can be very resilient and can thrive without the need of supportive parents in order to grow up successful. Based on the book, children often times don’t need loving, supportive parents and can learn from themselves. While Jeanette’s parents do love their children, they use very odd and different parenting styles, this allows for the children to teach themselves and become independent and self-sufficient enough raise themselves. Not all children are as lucky to be raised with the proper guidance and discipline that parent’s will often teach, and in cases when they aren’t taught that, children like Jeanette will survive and learn from their experiences.
The parent coordinator is Zeneth Morales whose primary role is to serve as a facilitator for parents and the school community as well as concerns and issues involving policies. The PA President is Jose Gutierrez and Nadia Torres. The students attend regular school from 8 AM to 2:20 PM. The teachers have a varied schedule, they usually stay there until later. This school offers free interpretation and translation services in Spanish, Bengali and Urdu. There is also parental involvement activities like ELL parents in our school. There is an organization called CVO’s which works with the afterschool program called Whedco. This is a community agency, that provides a variety of academic and extracurricular activities after school and during the
My mother, being the overprotective parent she is, has always wanted to best for me. Unfortunately, it was difficult to get the best for her child when she was a young, single parent in a foreign country. I remember her coming back from work late then tutoring students just to earn enough to pay the bills. She, to this day, has never once made me feel that she was struggling. She would come back home smiling with a new book and stuffed animal whenever she got her paycheck.