Rex And Rosemary Walls Family Analysis

There are many different kinds of parents. There are parents that are nice to their kids, spoil them and give them anything they want. On the other hand, there parents that are mean to their kids, make them do all the house work and provide bad living conditions for their children. The Walls parents would fall on the bad of the parent scale for many reasons. First both of the Walls parents are out of touch with reality. Second the parents act like kids and the kids have to act like responsible adults. Finally the parents are selfish, and care more about themselves than their own children. Both Rex and Rosemary Walls are unfit to be parents to the Walls children.

Throughout the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls all psychological premises of parenting paradigms are shown but the most fitted paradigm would be the permissive parenting paradigm because Rosemary and Rex Walls acted more as friends than parents, left their kids to self-regulate, and did not require mature behavior. Permissive parenting includes that the parent “act more as a friend than a parent” (Cherry, “The Four Styles of Parenting”) and throughout The Glass Castle there is many evidence that indicates this. In one scene Jeanette is describing the relationship with her dad and neighboring children, “Kids from the Tracks came knocking at the door, and when I answered, they asked, ‘can your dad come out and play?’” (59). This is a prime example of permissive

Parenting is not one of the easiest jobs in the world to have; you either are responsible enough to parent or you're not responsible enough.You have to be able to raise a child from birth and teach he/she all the necessary tools to succeed in life. As said in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Work, “Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood” (245). All parents will raise their children in different ways, whether they are very strict or they’re lenient, others can be easy going and strict depending on the situation and the way they group up will shape them into who they become as adults as shown in The Glass Castle with Jeannette Walls and her parents.

Are Rose Mary and Rex Walls really unfit to be parents? The answer is yes, they are extremely unfit to be parents. Her parents Rex and Rose Mary do they bare minimum to get by, sometimes even not eating because they couldn’t afford it. Would Jeanette and her siblings been better off living in a foster care? This can be a yes or answer depending on the way you look at it. Yes they would be better in foster care by having food, a place to sleep, safe environment, and a caretaker. No also because the Walls family is so family based that separating them may cause more emotional and mental problems. Was it in the best interest to grow up with their parents or to be removed from the home? For Jeannette Lori and Brian living with their parents they

As proven by the different challenges faced by the Wes Moores and Jeannette Walls, while a strong father figure is always important to have in life, it does not determine how far you go or how successful you become. Moore’s father was deceased and was not able to be there for him by unfortunate circumstance, but Moore himself found it in him to strive to make his father proud, regardless. Walls’s father, on the other hand, was an alcoholic who chose not to be emotionally there for her. He constantly not only neglected her, but abused his role of authority by forcing Jeannette to participate in acts she never should have. In one scenario, Rex brings Jeannette to a bar and used her to basically get a man drunk so he would lose a pool game to

Rosemary Walls is a self-sufficient and free spirited parent who seems focused on only her goals. She does not believe in a structures living, thus she allows her children-even her students- to do whatever they please as long as they do not put anyone in harm’s way. Despite graduating with a degree in teaching, she refuses to teach because she thinks that children are standing in her way of becoming a professional artist. It is universally acknowledged that a parent must put their child’s needs ahead of his/hers, but Rosemary does not. Instead of attaining a job as a teacher to help with her family’s financial struggle, she remains at her house painting all day.

There are many, arguably, different types of means to raise children. According to The Center of Parenting Education, out of the three parenting styles of assertive, aggressive, and permissive, the assertive parenting style is the most fruitful as it uses an equilibrium of both nurture and structure. In spite of the popularity of these parenting styles, Rose Mary and Rex Walls are significantly different as parents as they use a combination of all three main parenting styles. Many may argue that the children of Rose Mary and Rex Walls were better off in a foster care home instead of living with their actual parents in such a grating domain. However, that may not be the case because Rose Mary and Rex Walls have developed numerous hardships for their children to overcome so that they may be able to be successful and thrive in society in the near future. Rose Mary and Rex Walls were not “unfit” parents but rather unique ones.

Rosemary had so many opportunities to save the Walls family from being dirt poor yet for her own selfish reasons, she never did anything to help the family. Just like a child, she won't take responsibility for her actions. “‘It's not my fault if you're

Although, he did not provide for the family in the way that they should and was an alcoholic who sucked any money brought in to fuel his addiction, Rex did teach his children survival and cared about his children's knowledge and education. He did demonstrate love towards them and desired to spend time with them. On the other hand, Rose Mary Walls treated the children as a burden. Rose Mary's dream was to be an artist and made the kids feel that they were standing in her way. Rose Mary Walls did not seem to prioritize the safety of her children, nor did she try to teach them the adaptive and positive behavior needed to survive everyday life like Rex did. Rex Walls was not a good provider, by any means, but when Jeannette realized she may have to drop out of college due to a lack of money, her father encouraged her to finish college and miraculously came up with the money Jeannette needed to

Rex was bad enough parent on his own, but couple with his delusional, selfish and negligent wife, Rose Mary Walls, he was even worst. Under the leadership Rex and Rose Walls, their family was always placed in disadvantageous positions because their decisions or the lack thereof.

Jeannette was boiling hot dogs in their temporary trailer in a southern Arizona town when a fire occurred and burned her skin. She was rushed to the hospital where she was laid on ice while her younger brother, Brian, was gnawing on the ice. Their mother is a free spirit who demises the thought of domesticity

The final Walls child that was interviewed was Lori Walls. Being the oldest sibling, Lori Walls is left with more natural respoboilites. However, Lori is also forced to take up additional responsibilities when it comes to her parents. One example of this can be seen after Rose Mary Walls got a job as a public school teacher in Welch. This would have provided a steady income and helped the family to supply their needs for food. But, when Lori asked her mother about the money, she soon found out that the money had already been spent and that the family would not be able to afford dinner for the next night (Walls 197). While Rose Mary Walls has shown that she is capable to hold a job and make an income, she is irresponsible with the money and

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