Authoritative and Uninvolved 1 An Assessment on the Authoritative and Uninvolved Styles of Parenting Courtney J. Owens ECE 355 Understanding Behavior & Family Dynamics Instructor: Laura Carlee December 20, 2010 Authoritative and Uninvolved 2 Parenting is a complex activity that includes many specific behaviors that work individually and together to influence child outcomes. Parenting style is often used by parents to control and socialize their children. The adolescent years are critical to the growth and development of a child. The relationships formed between child and parents are based on what parenting style is used in an effort to develop and guide the child. The role of all parents is to influence, teach and control their children.
Although parents may vary in how they try to be in command of or socialize their children and the degree to which they do so, a hypothesis came up that all parents are to influence, teach, and control their children, which should be their primary role. Categorizing parents according to whether they are elevated or low on parental demanding and responsiveness creates a typology of four parenting styles: indulgent, authoritarian, authoritative, and uninvolved. Each of these parenting styles reflects different naturally occurring patterns of parental values, practices, and behaviors and a distinct balance of responsiveness and demandingness. Indulgent parents (also referred to as "permissive" or "nondirective") "are more responsive than they are demanding. They are nontraditional and merciful, do not require mature behavior, allow substantial self-regulation, and steer clear of confrontation.
Who knows? This is a very delicate topic that has so many different yet valuable attributes, theories and valid points of views; however many are adverse to one another. Most parents attempt to conduct, mold and guide their children’s impulses into socially accepted ones. Therefore, one of their main goals when parenting is to teach these children the necessary skills and accepted rules in order to function and have acceptance within their social groups (Essentials of Psychology, 2005). This is the reason why different social groups adopt different styles of parenting that math their social beliefs, values and interests.
Considered by most to be the backbone of America, it is how we socially and culturally indoctrinate our offspring so they are able to become a functional member of society. A lack of a full family is often cited as the reason that children end up as criminals or delinquents. The notion of family being the birthplace of problems is not even something most people could find feasible, which is what makes Barbara Ehrenreicht's essay "Are Families Dangerous?" seem a bit out in left field to most readers. But upon closer inspection and reflection into ones own family life, and the lives of those around them, Ehrenreicht's essay begins to make a lot more sense.
EYMP 1 Task 2 3.1 As a trainee practitioner i need to show the knowledge and understanding of how partnership with parents is important to the success of each individual child in the setting. Promoting an effective bond between the parents and professionals, this provides a source of strength throughout their time in the setting. Consequently practitioners should be very aware that there leading role is very different in the Childs life, compared to their own parents, carers etc. Practitioners roll is to be able to show a more compassionate bond with the child. Leading on Carolyn Meggitt also believed that “Practitioners need to develop constant, warm and affectionate relationships with children, especially babies, but should not seek to
Case workers, child welfare services, and the psychological community alike have taken an interest as to the impact sibling separation has on an individual child. Sibling relationships are the most enduring of interpersonal ties and serve as important contexts for individual development (East & Khoo, 2005). The researchers wanted only to observe the effect that sibling relationships have on adjustment during tenure in foster care and other factors. A broad sample pool was used and factors such as age spacing, initial placement, duration of maltreatment, kinship vs. certified foster home, caregiver language, and disability were used as elimination (control) factors. This particular study used 78 sibling pairs (after elimination).
Single mothers and fathers have a hard time raising one child let alone two or three but yet they keep on having child after child. Society’s views on a few things need to change to be able to get the foster care system under control because if families could take care of the kids they had then there would be no problems. I understand there are special circumstances but the number of children in the system is outrageous. I feel like what has led my client to be put into the foster care system is his or her own parents neglect. This could be neglect of just the child or neglect of substances or responsibilities whatever it is they didn’t step up to the plate like they should have when they had they kid and therefore the government did and
Their action were overly extreme. Although this transaction from an obedient teen into an independent adult causes problems for many families it has to be done as Poppy Smith in How Can I Let My Children Go states, “ Parental control, so necessary at certain stages of our child's development, can be a hard habit to break, but it must be done. Giving our children-turned-young-adults freedom to make their own decisions is tough for many of
It is not that they demand too much from their kids but they expect too little. Parents try so hard to provide their children’s needs to make them happy and become their kid’s best friend that they forget about being a real parent. A parent who knows what is best for their child should not be afraid to say “no”, “The mistake that many parents make today is not that they’re too strict but rather too lenient”. They should discipline and set limits to consumption and teach their children the value of a
Conflicts between parents and adolescents are common because adolescence is a time when children desire greater independence from adults and freedom to develop their own values, beliefs, and judgments. Although the majority of conflicts are over trivial matters such as chores and homework, issues such as autonomy and morals are of concern. Parental beliefs regarding conflict are the basis for their satisfaction. If the parents believe disagreements are a normal part of raising children, they can effectively resolve them and enjoy a satisfying relationship. If the parents believe disagreements are the fault of the children and blame them, this can lead to negative labeling and parental dissatisfaction (Downing-Matibag, 2009).