Being a parent comes with a lot of responsibility and difficult decision making. You always have your child's best interest at heart, but sometimes your child may disagree with the rules you have set down. That is why, I believe, the perfect parenting style is democratic. You can compromise with your child, but still have basic rules you want them to follow, without them feeling targeted or that you are being unfair. When i become a parent, I want to make sure my children have guidelines. I want them to be able to make their own mistakes and learn from them. Their health, their type of entertainment and the toys they play with are three major, broad categories that I would like to have a say in, along with their input of course. Firstly, when it comes to my children's health and eating habits, I, like any other parent, would want no harm to come to them. It is important to me that my children eat healthy most of the time, but I would let them have a choice to choose between two healthy snacks. It is still manipulative, in a way, but by doing it this way, my child feels like they have made the decision on their own even though I know otherwise. However, a toddler does not stay a toddler. As they get older, you can no longer pull off the same tricks and pull the wool over their eyes. When they get to highschool, their terrible twos do not seem so terrible. They start to want to go to parties with the opposite gender and alcohal. As a parent, I would not want my little girl to get pregnant or my little boy to get wasted, but it would be difficult to compromise with them. They want to go because all their friends are going, but I do not want anything bad to happen to them. I know, in the end, I would let them go, but with... ... middle of paper ... ...would try to enforce some books and blocks as well as so I would get half of want I want, as well as he getting half of what he wants. Also, gameboys are a huge issue in today’s society. I personally, have no problem with my child having and playing with a gameboy. Again, the games must be age appropriate and have some sort of educational content. In conclusion, the democratic parenting style is more efficient than the others, authoritarian and permissive, as it allows you to blend those two styles together in an effort to build strong bonds and a healthy relationship with your child. It allows you to be strict and lenient at the same time, without your child feeling trapped or carefree. In the end, the relationship you and your child share is extremely important and how you choose to approach parenting determines the outcome of yours and your child’s closeness.
...en using the authoritative style and avoid the authoritarian style. I want to raise my children using this style because I am able to administer fair and consistent discipline while also being responsive and supportive towards my children, allowing my children to know there are limits, consequences and expectations on their behaviors. Using the authoritative style will create a healthy relationship between my children and me because it would allow me to set good boundaries but also encourage self-reliance for my children. As an authoritative parent, I would teach my children about decision-making skills and the choices they make and the consequences of misbehaviors. In return, my children will be able to be confident in their abilities to act independently and to accomplish goals on their own, which would help them to develop strong self-esteem and self-confidence.
My reason for this is not only because the outcomes of the child are greatly positive but also it is the way I was raised and I am delighted about who I am, which is exactly how I would like my children to be. I want to raise my children to love themselves no matter what anyone says, I want them to treat people with respect even if the people are not respectful themselves. I want my children to be successful in life and with everything and anything they put their minds to. Authoritative parenting is the best way to raise a child in my eyes because the must learn that the world is not fair and the must work in order to be successful. My parents raised me this way and I am successful, pleased, liked by many teachers and peer. Having a debate with my parents and sometimes my friends is even healthy because in the real world not everyone is going to agree with you. I also want my children raised under the authoritative parenting style because they must know if you disobey there will be punishments but that does not mean I do not love them any less and they will be forgiven at times, because the authoritarian style of punishment does not necessary show that you love your child if you constantly beat them. The other styles of parenting seem un-human like to either let your child control you or to neglect your child into thinking they are unloved. My children will always be
There are four different kinds of parenting styles:, authoritarian, permissive, authoritative, and uninvolved. They each hold their own rules and regulations and are seemingly different, although the end result of each can be a great child. These styles were identified by Diana Baumrind and updated by Eleanor Maccoby and colleagues (Feldman, 2011 pg 252)
Almost half of all children in the US by the age of 15 will have lived with a single parent (Anderson cited in Barajas 13). In fact, father absent homes have a greater effect on boys than on girls (Mandara, Murry; Sigle-Rushton &McLanahan, cited in Barajas 13). Those teenage boys that are raised in single mother households in low income areas are more likely to participate in criminal activity because they receive less supervision, are surrounded by crime in their neighborhoods, and receive low education levels.
Keeping your children safe and healthy is one of your top responsibilities as a parent. Generally speaking, you need to protect your kids from the lack of sound judgment that may accompany their as-yet-undeveloped maturity. Although they might sometimes resent your perceived intrusion, children and adolescents need to be exposed to structure and boundaries – so that they can learn to create such things for themselves once they reach adulthood.
Diana Baumrind (1968) explains how parenting revolves around the idea of one parenting function: control. She describes three types of parenting typologies: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive (Baumrind, 1968). Authoritative parenting refers to a balance of control and nurturance in a rationale and issue oriented manner. This style of parenting encourages verbal “give and take” and shares reasoning behind policy. The authoritative parent affirms the child’s present qualities, while setting standards. The authoritarian parent attempts to shape, control, and evaluate the attitudes and behaviors with a set standard of conduct. This type of parenting seeks high control with low nurturance and ...
Everyone has experience with parenting in some form or another. Whether this is as directly as being a parent yourself, observing the cultural norms of a family, or memories of the individuals that you think of as your own parents, we all have events in our past with parenting that have helped us become who we are today. Over the course of the semester while learning about all different types of theories, practices, cultures and concepts of parenting I cannot help but reflect on my own parents and experiences with them. This connection between subjects and events is critical not only to my learning process, but to my ability to apply this outside of the classroom. Understanding these concepts when they are in practice can help me as an educator
One of them being democratic parenting, which includes those parents who take charge of their children’s needs, they encourage them and also respects their own opinions and hears them out. Democratic parents, cooperate with their children and although they set boundaries they are comprehensive and take their child’s feelings into consideration when establishing rules. In contrast, authoritarian parents are those parents who don’t show much care nor pay much attention to their child. They set rules and requires obedience without considerate of the child’s emotional needs. Finally, permissive parents tend to be supporting and encouraging, maybe in an excessive manner. They don’t have any control over their child and let tolerate their behavior even when it is unacceptable (Ragelienė and Justickis 27). All parenting styles are linked to certain behaviors and mental health problems. Problems which set their behaviors and determine the way the adolescents identify
Do you ever ask yourself," Am I being the optimal parent to help my child grow up?" Every parent wants to be the best for their child. "Types of Parenting Styles and How to Identify Yours," by Bianca Mgbemere and Rachel Telles say the best form of parenting is authoritative. Authoritative parenting is the ideal form to nurture a child.
Objectives: The first objective was for D’s mom to really gain an understanding of what D should be doing at home. Tara enforced this goal by establishing a parent report. When using the parent report Tara informed D’s mom of words that D should be able to sign while he’s at home. Examples of those words included “please,” “book,” and “eat.” D’s mom responded well to the suggestions. She liked the idea of her son having a form of communication instead of him just mumbling. After the parent report with D’s mom Tara outlined the therapy session. During this outline she informed D’s mom of what she needed to do in each activity. For example, she informed D’s mom to clap and use positive reinforcement after D completed a goal. D’s mom did a great
A politician by the name of Eleanor Roosevelt once proclaimed, “In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” Being a parent bears a multitude of significant responsibilities and duties, none of which are more essential then providing financial support for their children. Under the Family Law Act of Ontario, parents have a legal obligation to financially support their children who are considered to be a minor or are enrolled in a full time program of education. In addition, it is necessary that parents recognize the duty to provide financial support for their child must be upheld in all circumstances including during a breakdown of the partnership, known as divorce. In order to ensure equitable sharing of parental responsibilities after divorce, the provincial government of Ontario along with the courts legislate a reasonable child support payment order which takes into account various financial factors for the parent which no longer has full custody over their child.
Most parents today want the best for their child or children, but there are many different parenting styles that a parent can have. There are four types of styles that I know of that are more common and they include authoritative parenting, authoritarian parenting, indulgent parenting, and neglectful parenting.
When children are growing up, they often wonder why their friend’s parents act differently than theirs. Some might even complain to their parents by saying “But my friend’s parents let her do that” or “My friend’s parents bought him/her this toy”. Although, it may be hard to explain to your child why it is important for you to say no to something’s, it will be better for them in the long run. Some parents may not realize but everyday things such as food choices, toy or games they play with and the responsibilities they have at home can affect their lives forever and they will pass on the things you taught them to their children one day. That is why it is important for parents to take a long time to think about what they are exposing their children too, before it is too late.
Lastly discipline is another very important responsibility. The best thing to do is to pick your battles, because if you are constantly saying “no” your child will tune it out. You also have to be consistent. For example, you can’t let your child eat candy before dinner one night and then tell them not to the next night, you will be sending them mixed signals.
In today's world, being parents is not an easy job. Especially being parents to teenagers. But it is important to understand that being an adolescent is also not easy. The kind of pressures that either of them go through is tremendous.