She discusses briefly about three different families and part of their stories, why they chose adoption, and how they adoptions are all different. One is because they had miscarriages, and that is an open adoption so the child is still in touch with his biological family, another because they just felt they needed to adopt, and other one was a single lady who realized just because she is not married does not mean she could not have a child so she chose to adopt. See not one is the same story, they may have similarities, but not one is the exact same. What are some of the questions people ask when they decide to adopt is what she than discusses in her article. “Why do I want to adopt?” “Can I handle an open adoption?” “What kind of child am I ready to adopt?” “Have I come to terms with my infertility?” “Can I handle being "different" from other families?” than she gives short answers for these questions.
Nurturing stage: Birth to 18-24 Months or Autonomy- The major task at this stage is forming bonds of attachment with the baby. Parents attempt to meet the needs of the baby and balance this with other responsibilities involving spouse, jobs, and friends. Authoritative stage: Two to four or five years- Parents nurture, guide, and discipline their child. Parents evaluate their effectiveness in establishing limits, communicating and enforcing rules, and allowing enough freedom for each child to grow and develop. Interpretive Stage: Preschool Years through Adolescence- Parents teach their child about life and help him or her interpret the actions of others such as their teachers and peers.
SOC 312 Many working parents rely on relatives, friends, or non-parental child care programs to care and provide quality care for their children. Parents must consider what type of childcare to choose that best suits the need of their children. Parents can choose from childcare centers, family childcare home, or in-home care. Regardless of the type of care the family decides, a childcare center, a family childcare home or an in-home care the care given to the child should provide the child with a safe environment that promotes social and emotional development by encouraging the child to solve problems with words, and games. If there are more children they should also be taught to respect each other, share and take turns.
But the home environment is influencing what goes on in school. There are a lot of resources that talks about parents’ involvement and reference in family involvement. However, there are researches addressing about understanding of family system as a way of early childhood education. Later on we will talk about family system and ideas for working with families. Family system theory it explains why family act the way that they do in different situations.
She tells me she has been taught by her teacher things like how to spell the word, “butt” and how to look for leaks by locating brown spots on the ceiling. After school programs should be a place where children can continue to learn and grow within educational boundaries. It should not be a facility used only for babysitting or supervision until the parent arrives. These government funded programs should be taken more seriously by the administrators by implementing a better academic curriculum, hiring educated staff, and promoting higher learning. An academic curriculum is something that I feel should be in place during after school programming because during this time of day you can count on a child having a wondering mind that may lead to danger if left idle for too long.
Attachment Style and Relationships An individual’s attachment style will have a strong effect upon the type of love relationship he or she will have. Following the study results of Hazen and Shaver (1994), we can surmise that the relationship between an infant and their parents will likely define the type of relationships the child will be prone to in adulthood. It is also logical to assume that whatever relationship infants have with their parents will be unchanged even as they grow older. Since people are not born with an innate relationship style, it is something that is learned from their primary caregiver when they are as early as infancy. It is a continual educational process through childhood, as well.
The advice can range from how to feed their baby or to discipline their child differently. The parent is left to wonder how to properly parent and may question his or her own parenting style and goals. As a result, every parent must make a personal accounting and choose whose opinion to take and whose opinion to leave by the wayside. After examining two articles, “Carol Dweck's Attitude; It's not about how smart you are” David Glenn (2010) and “Disciplining young children: the role of verbal instructions and reasoning” co-authored by, Blum, Christophersen, Friman, & Williams (1995), one can conclude the source and presentation of advice on proper parenting techniques be only accepted after understanding and evaluating and determining whether or not it offers a legitimate platform for the advice. Glenn (2010), although not a psychologist himself, introduces Carol Dweck to his readership.
Since thoughts play a role in behavior, Christopher’s mother’s feelings of inadequacy could come from depression. In the story, Christopher equates his mother’s depression medication to helping to “stop her from feeling sad “(Haddon, 2003, p. 216). With cognitive behavioral therapy, Judy could learn to change how she deals with her son’s behavior by learning to identify and change her thought patterns. Using this type of therapy would help her reflect on her behavior and allow her to see that using the strategies provided by cognitive behavioral therapy, can help her to cope with her son’s disability in a positive, healthy, manner. Person Centered therapy provides a supportive, non-judgmental environment that places clients in control of their therapeutic process while the therapist offers positive unconditional support throughout their therapy.
Accepting the substance abuse issue will allow one to accept counseling. Once, a client has confronted the situation and accepted treatment it is important for the client to attempt to disengage themselves from the substance abuse and the behaviors that re caused or affected by it. Family support is important during the recovery process, however the support does not stop with just family; it is also essential for there to be support from friends. A good support system also has an impact on the family recovery process. When a client is recovery, the recovery process does not just affect the client but those around them are affected as well, which is why there is the community reinforcement and family training.
Working closely with parents I believe that it is important to work closely with parents as partners in their child’s care and early education. This is important so that we all get a picture of the whole child and what they can do at home as well as during their time in different settings. Parents are the experts on their children and therefore, regular communication between parents and me is of the upmost importance. This can be done at a suitable time, either at drop off or pick up, over the phone or by email, depending on the parent’s needs. When parents and practitioners work together, it has been shown to improve children's cognitive, social and emotional outcomes.