Professor Amy Chua at Yale Law School wrote Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (2011) the article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” found in the Journal relates to her book. In this short excerpt “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” the parenting styles of Chinese and Westerns are compared. Western parents try to respect their children’s character, encouraging them to pursue their true passions and providing a nurturing habitat. The Chinese believe that the best way to protect their children
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developmental stages form a foundation for the child’s future learning and well-being. Elements that effect a child during their infancy and early childhood can hinder a child’s development. Particular elements such as one’s family as well as their parenting styles. Some parent’s style of raising children are more effective than other parents’ methods. There are also certain programs that have been developed to influence cognitive development. Family’s effect
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Parenting in 2015, spanking or timeout, harsh discipline or no dessert tonight, going to school or home schooling, so many options to be a good or great parent, from traditional to all out crazy, parenting in today’s world is not what grandma could of ever imagined. A parent’s goal is to give their children all the best in life, encouraging them to excel in everything they do, but what happens when that parent goes above and beyond, and not in a positive socially excepting way. The difference
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Family Systems Kiesha M. Watkins Liberty University COUN 502 Fall 2015 Family systems are described as everyone in the family playing a vital role in how the whole family functions. If any member of the family steps out of their role or changes their role, the process will be unbalanced. The balance of a family is called homeostasis or equilibrium and changes are made to ensure that the family stays in balance (Hinson 2015). For example, a family may set up a curfew time for their
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Perseverance. Perseverance is a word used by adults to get children to get over their I’m-to-lazy-and-don’t-think-I-can-do-it attitudes. Most don’t take the word seriously anymore, due to the overuse of the word. Others take it so seriously that they live by the word, use it to try and motivate others, and post it everywhere they can possibly think of. That was an exaggeration, but it gets the point across. Although perseverance is portrayed as an excellent thing to practice, there is the possibility
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According to Diana Baumrind's parenting theory, there are three types of parenting styles: Authoritarian, Authoritative, and Permissive. Of these three styles, the harshest is authoritarian. Such a parent, "attempts to shape, control, and evaluate the behavior and attitudes of the child in accordance with a set standard of conduct, using an absolute standard . . ." (Baumrind, 1966, p. 890). Neither of Ella's biological parents displayed the characteristics of this parenting style while they were alive
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various amounts of parenting style that can help your child grow. Used parenting types are Authoritative, Neglectful, Permissive, and Authoritarian. An authoritative environment is the most valuable for your child, the relationship comprises a set of rules and strong communication. To start, an authoritative method of raising your child is recommended for children. This style of teaching your child will allow it to grow in a healthy environment. This approach to parenting your child will
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“Child rearing practices in other cultures” In Chinese cultures parents bring their children to the preschool and the government takes the responsibility for teaching them and bringing them up. The government's policy of one child per household has caused the Chinese family to be more focused and careful about child rearing. According to the video "Preschool in Three Cultures", the government would prefer that parents leave the education and upbringing of the child to them. This would enable the
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Autobiographical Psychosocial History Essay Marquita Johnson Psychology 201 September 15, 2013 Karen Wilson The five concepts that I have chosen to discuss throughout my paper are: meditation, motivation, information processing, coping with stress, and parenting styles. The first concept, meditation has worked for me very well since I have learned about it. I have done so much research on different meditation techniques people use to relieve stress and deal with everyday life, and I found one that just
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Without specialized educational or programs in child development and parenting, many of our future parents will not have a chance at becoming successful parents and worse, many of todays parents are already contributing to the increasing problem of juvenile delinquency simply by not knowing how to raise their children. Being a parent is a major commitment that has a direct impact on us has a society new parents must learn parenting skills before having children, they will not get a second chance to
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