...danger. Considering this, should it be made mandatory to obtain a parenting license? While some people believe that parenting licenses should be enforced, I believe that a parenting license is unnecessary. In my opinion, our government should not enable parenting licenses because it would be unfair to single mothers, discriminate against individual citizens, and because there is no way to ensure a person will be a responsible parent. Citizens of the U.S. have a right to birth and raise a child. According to the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Center for...
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...Parenting and Delinquency Rates Parenting or more specifically poor parenting is the most prominent cause of delinquency. In class we reviewed many causes of delinquency including family, biology, socioeconomics, peers, diet, early child abuse, and lack of education. In this paper I will try and show how all of these things can be linked back to parenting or lack of parenting. Much of the research I have done talks about family influences on delinquency. However in many cases I think that family is really being used to talk about parenting. In an article about family structure 1 I found discussion of single family households and their likelihood for creating delinquents. But when I look harder I find that it is the parenting or the challenges that single parents face that leads to the delinquency. So in this paper I will try and show that it doesn’t matter what kind of family structure you have it is the parenting you have within that structure that influences child delinquency rates. The textbook references work done by Bruce Wolford and LaDonna Koebel that indicates that chronic underachievers in school are among the most likely to be delinquent. There are lots of additional studies that show how poor academic performance relates to delinquency. What is harder to address is the parent’s role in these academic failures. Involved parents can significantly improve a child’s performance in school. Even parents that didn’t do well in school can help their children...
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...Alvaro M. Alegre Professor Russell Green Composition II Free-range parenting: What is so bad about it? Even though the fear of kidnapping when kids are left alone is present on many parents the benefits of allowing children to work and play independently builds confidence and skills. Kids take risks naturally (climbing to the top of a monkey bar, jumping out of the stairs) despite the potential of failure because they want to grasp new skills and becoming more mature and responsible of their own actions. When I was a kid growing up in Peru I remember every single kid in my neighborhood would be at the park jumping and running around. I even remember going with my buddies to the local store that was about 10 block away of our houses. It is just the way you grew up over there. Yes, you see some parents at the park watching out for their kids too but that was usually to the facts that the kids were too small or have no older siblings to watch for them. That is why when I move to the suburbs of Virginia, at the age of 17, surprised me to see all the parks and streets deserted, no kids playing ball or running around. When I start doing my research for this project I learned a lot about the way people see this “free-range” parenting. I think that just putting labels it’s problematic, like Ruth Paris, a professor at Boston University’s School of Social Work, said “generally speaking, parents should make decisions based on their family dynamics, not because they subscribe to...
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...Infancy and Early Childhood Development Five: Infancy and early childhood development There are many aspects that influence a child’s development throughout life. Not only does development start while the fetus is growing, but all through life one’s body continues to develop. The beginning stages are the most important stage, this is were a parent needs to understand the physical and mental factors that affect a child’s development is through observation and interaction. Once an infant is born their brain is like a sponge begins to developed mental changes. Family dynamics can have a major effect on how a child matures and develops he or she grows older. The main impact on development, however, is the five senses that are developed within the child’s brain as it develops. A child’s early childhood can be broke down into two separate categories, they are experience-dependent which is known as cultural-bound and experience-expectant which is known as universal (Berger, 2011). Experience-expectant is where the nervous system is expected to develop a particular manner. The right cognitive growth is reliant on the right environmental exposure. In order for the experience-expectant to be in the proper range of growth is there shouldn’t be any kind of fetal damage to the brain. Family can affect the development of infants and young children through language and physical abuse. During infancy children learn by listening and mimicking what they have observed...
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...Madison Chioles Psychology 172 Professor Rogers April 23, 2013 Parenting style paper 1. Main characters and describe their personalities. Dale Dobeck- * Confrontational * Aggressive * Acts like a bad ass * Antagonizing * Bully * Shot tempered * Not worried about consequences * Impulsive * Spoiled * Poor social skills * immature Brennan Huff- * Easily intimidated * Shy * Does not like confrontation * Unmotivated * Spoiled brat * Self-indulgent * Anti- social * Immature * Insecure * Self centered 2. Parenting styles. I believe that the two parents in this case study have different styles of parenting. Nancy, the mother seems to practice the Indulgent permissive style with the warmth being there but having very little control and accepting her son’s behavior. She is involved in her son’s life but has few demands and no control. She is responsive but not demanding and believes she is responsible for her child’s happiness. She has very little behavioral expectations for her son. Nancy likes to explain things to her children but expects no response or behavioral change in return. On the other hand Dad uses the Authoritarian style. He is extremely controlling with very little warmth. Robert is demanding but not responsive. He is the stereotypical “because I said so” type of parent. Most of the communication is a one way street. Dad expects a lot from of his out of control...
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...Parenting is the most challenging task in life, but with it comes the greatest reward of all. Parents are the primary teachers in the lives of young children, responsible for providing the skills necessary for a child to grow up and function successfully and independently in life. Parenthood has some key responsibilities such as, providing a safe environment, encouraging high self-esteem, developing discipline methods that are both effective and appropriate, teaching morals and values and providing the basic needs of life. It is no secret that every parent will run into challenges along the way. This is why every parent needs an effective parenting approach that will work for infants, toddlers, grade-schoolers and teens; an approach that will...
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...physical, cognitive, social, moral, and personality development. This paper will focus on the developmental psychology as it relates to infancy. Infancy is the time from birth until the age of one year old. What factors affect physical development? A baby; a precious new life is brought into the world and what an amazing and wonderful first year of life is in store for not only this child but his or her parents as well. During their first year, babies start to develop skills they will use for the rest of their lives. The normal growth of babies can be broken down into the following areas: Gross motor skills such as controlling the head, sitting, crawling and maybe even starting to walk. Fine motor skills like holding a spoon, picking up a piece of cereal between thumb and finger. Sensory skills are learning to use our senses in seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling. Language development skills are starting to make sounds, learning some words, understanding what people say and Social skills is learning the ability to play with family members and other children. Culture has a major influence in regards to a child’s development. If a child is overstimulated or even under stimulated; this can have a major impact on the child’s wellbeing both physically and emotionally. The family dynamics also have a major role in the development of an infant. The home life, is the child raised in a home where there is a lot of stress, Is the child shuffled from caregiver to caregiver...
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...One of the greatest challenges in human kind is to find the best parenting styles to educate their children (Hong, 2012). “Indubitably, all parents want their children to succeed at school, but not all parents are successful in facilitating [this] success” (Mandell & Sweet, 2004, cited in Areepattamannil, 2010, p.283). According to Hong (2012), in order for the parents to furnish the desirable and sustainable parenting skills for their children’s healthy development, it is essential to understand and inquire into the impact of the various types of parenting styles towards their children’s behavior, especially their academic performance in school. According to the developmental psychologist, Diana Baumrind (Verenikina, Vialle & Lysaght, 2011),...
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...Successful Parent”). Being raised in a nontraditional family seems unmanageable to many yet over time it has become more established. In today’s society, several children have grown up to become emotionally stable and successful whether raised in a traditional or non-traditional family. The problem is in the difference of children raised in traditional families versus children raised in a non-traditional family. Are non–traditional families just as good as or better than traditional families when raising a successful child? Should good parenting and an individual’s parenting skills be more of a concern than the family’s structure when raising a successful child? With many assumptions, this topic has become a very interesting argument. What parents must understand is properly raising a child is more important than the structure of the family. Children of non-traditional families can be just as progressive with emotional, social and behavioral skills as those of a traditional family....
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...get their children to love doing chores and not complain Abstract The importance of bringing up children to be responsible, independent, and display social skills is very important. One of the ways to achieve these is by initiating house chores for the children. Giving the children chores gives them a sense of responsibility and accountability. Becoming a parent means entering a whole new realm of caring and responsibility. Earlier phases of life, having taught their lessons of love, are foundational for success in this important endeavor. Yet parenting presents its unique challenges, and parenting in modern times is especially daunting. Children have access to media information--both good and bad--in ways their parents couldn't even dream of. Both parents often work, leaving them little time to devote to their children. What is more, society is just beginning to recover from more than thirty years of questioning its most basic values, leaving parents to wonder which direction is best for their children. An important aspect of parenting is educating children to shoulder responsibility, with the objective of raising them to be productive and sacrificial adults. This requires the judicious use of chores and a little adversity to go with it. Chores and household duties help produce resilient children who will grow up to be responsible, hardworking, and self-reliant adults. When parents ask children to contribute their fair share to the family, it...
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...and interests and to create a lasting bond between themselves and the child. Nurturing parents actively look for ways to effectively enforce disciplinary codes that do not involve unnecessarily harsh punishments. Nurturing parents develop an understanding about what level of physical, academic, social, and emotional maturity is appropriate at their child’s age. They try to encourage appropriate development of their child, but do not pressure the child with expectations that are unreasonable at his or her age. What Are the Roles, Responsibilities, and Rewards of Parenting? While different people have different opinions on the specific roles and responsibilities a parent is expected to play in a child’s life, some parental responsibilities are universally agreed upon: Providing for financial needs: Parents are obligated to provide financially for a child’s basic economic needs. Parents are responsible for ensuring that children have access to nutritious food, shelter, clothing, and health care. Most parents who are able choose to provide their children with luxuries beyond their basic physical needs. Parents may provide their children with postsecondary education and things such as toys and electronics, piano lessons,...
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...INFLUENCE OF PARENTING STYLES ON SOCIAL SKILLS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM INTRODUCTION There is a great agreement among developmental psychologists that parenting styles have important implications for child development (Darling, et al, 1993). Child rearing or commonly known as parenting is a complex activity that includes many specific behaviours that work individually or together to influence child outcomes. The relationship between a student and his or her parents has been noted to have an influential impact on not only the student performance in school but also in his/her life generally. Parenting styles have been analysed and grouped by educationists. Numerous studies such as Baumrind, (1991), Maccoby & Martin, (1983), Mandara, (2006) and Micki, (2008), have shown that the parenting style experienced by children contribute in no small measure to the moulding of the behavioral pattern generally and specifically, the social skills and academic performance of the children. Miki (2008) noted that the relationship between parenting styles and their children's social skills and academic performance has shown that parents can have a dramatic impact on their children’s performance, often resulting in a vast improvement. Also, though; not as preventing, it is also shown that parents can have a powerful impact on their children's behaviour in the classroom and at other...
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...preschool. All of these brief experiences are unforgettable precious moments. There are so many important aspects as an infant grows and develops into early childhood. There are several essential aspects that affect how a child develops such as how families affect development. In addition, this paper will discuss in further detail how specific parenting styles such as authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved can affect childhood development. Furthermore, another influential factor can be early childhood education and its influence on cognitive development. Families Affect Development Families can help aide in the development of children but can hinder learning and development also. Families possess more influence on a child’s development than any other person or situation at that current time or any other period of life. “Nurturing relationships in a family are critical for the healthy development of a child. If a child feels safe, secure, and loved in their family, it helps with the formation of their self-esteem and well-being. It can also lead to a child who is more socially competent and has better communication skills” (LaFortune, 2014). Children also have a greater chance at development from families that are more attentive, responsive, and sensitive. “Families are the first to teach infants and young children, which fosters development during infancy and early childhood. Early relationships help infants develop a working model, a set of assumptions that...
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...success. He argues that success is not determined solely by ability, talent or intelligence. He believes that professional-level practicing and parenting style are two important factors in creating true outliers. One factor in attaining outliers’ status is the 10,000 hours of experience a person puts in. Researchers found that 10,000 hours is the average of how much time someone will invest to be at a professional level in a particular skill or field. For instance, Bill Joy explained “At Michigan, I was probably programming eight or ten hours a day,” (46). In addition, another example of outliers’ were Ericsson and his colleagues who contributed most of their time practicing on the piano. Notably, Neurologist Daniel Levitin comments “The emerging picture from such studies is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery...
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...Child Abuse In today's society many kids are getting child abuse from emotional, mentally, socially, physically, verbal, sexual or through neglect. Abuse can cause to serious injury to a child and it may even lead to death. These bruises or scars can physical or emotional scarring for long lasting life it can be effective healthy relationship, ability to function at home, work, or school. Some effects including the lack of trust and relationship difficulties because primary caregiver can damages a relationship with child by getting physical and emotional needs by the person who responsible for their care. Core feeling of being "worthless" or "damaged" sometimes the parents or victims keep telling the child over and over again that child stupid or dumb making the child feel he/she can't do anything right so that why the parents abuse the child. Trouble regulating emotions is like abused children can't express their emotions safely. Adult survivors of child abuse leads to alcohol or drugs to numb out the painful feelings towards their child. Child abuse can be several forms. There four main types are physical, sexual, psychological, and neglect. There are many effects on a child neglect who can interactive with other kids their own age because of this abuse. Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of injury or other physical suffering or bodily harm. The forms of physical abuse is striking, punching, belting, pushing, slapping, whipping, striking...
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