ALLEYAH JEANELLE KNIGHT-PARENT REFERENCE LETTER Being Alleyah’s father, I must first admit my obvious bias of her being an absolutely wonderful young woman. As a physician, however, my training has conditioned me to be non-biased in my assessment of what makes an individual healthy and successful. I have also had the misfortune, yet the advantage of being the non-custodial parent for Alleyah the past six years. These circumstances have forced me to parent more from the “outside, looking in”, which I believe also contributes to a less biased point of view concerning Alleyah’s character and successes. In my opinion, Alleyah is quite mature and accomplished for her 18 years.
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.
It’s beneficial as there are male and female role models available for the children, and it gives the parents more control of how their children are brought up. Another strength is that there’s less interference from wider family members however this can also be seen as a negative aspect, as other people are unaware of what’s happening and if there was any problems within the family and therefore it’s difficult to identify neglect. This also makes it difficult to seek professional help outside of the family. Another disadvantage of this privatised nuclear family is that children are only exposed to one set of values and so are influenced to become like their parents in the future as they have no exposure to other behaviours of different families. A criticism of this
My family is not quite like either of the families in the film, but it is does have more similarities to Tre’s family. The family structure within my home consists of; my parents who are still married and living together, my sister, and myself, I also have a brother who is married and lives on his own. My parents agree on most things when it comes to the raising of their children. My mother is stronger on the school and academics aspect while my father is more easygoing, but regardless, both parents want what is best for their
Raising a child can be special, but a male and female together is not what makes raising that child special. The love and attention that a parent gives a child is what makes that relationship unique, whether the child gets affection from two males or two females. I believe a child has the right to be loved and cared for, but the love doesn’t have to be from the birth parents. Stanton says that the way a child can turn out right is if a married natural mother and father raise it. I totally disagree, but the birth parents can also raise bad children.
by Poppy Smith, Peggy Altig, a family counselor, summarizes this familiar struggle, "Learning to be a separate person is the main task of young adulthood, becoming equal rather than being under the parent's dominance." These words would have been extremely useful for Christopher McCandless and his parents to ease the though this difficult process. Billie and Walt McCandless should have allowed Christopher to make his own decisions and go through the process of becoming an adult. If Chris would have had the space to do as he liked being a twenty two year old young adult, his and his parents relationship would have been existent and Chris would not have been driven into the wild. Their action were overly extreme.
Language Matching Matt Ashford University COM200 Interpersonal Communication Professor Decker July 13, 2011 It is often said by psychologists and marriage counselors that the single most important component in a healthy relationship is the ability to communicate. If two people have the capacity to communicate with each other, then any issue can be worked through to some kind of clarity. However, relationships are a combination of many different factors and elements and communication, while key, is only one necessary element for a healthy and stable relationship. Despite this fact, some feel that matching communication and language style are one measurement that can accurately predict the quality of a relationship and the ability for a relationship top last. In this document, research on matching communication styles will be explored, as well as language matching websites.
If you really want to stop kids from getting into gangs, the parents just have to support their children and spend time with them to see how they’re doing. If children know they have someone who is going to support them and who cares for them, they may not have to go to the streets and rely on them to survive just to live another day. Like the saying “Every man has good woman behind them” if every kid had good family supporting them everyone’s lives would be much easier. As adults we should understand as we get older there are more responsibilities and things for us to do, but that doesn’t mean that parents don’t support us any more because we’re kids and we are still learning to become adults. (McHugh pg 166) Until we get to the age of not being treated like a child, we won’t need their guidance to make sure that we stay on the right path and are being the best people we can be.
Module One: Lab Question What Makes a Good Parent? What makes a good parent according to Dr. Tanya Byron? Dr. Tanya Brown states that being a good parent comes from the heart. You shouldn’t think of it as something mechanical, a good parent should not worry so much about being the perfect parent because your child should love you no matter no what. What are some of the common problems that children might have?
Use specific reasons to support your response. Family is a basic and important ground for individual’s development. Some people prefer to live in an extended families and others want to stay in a nuclear ones. In my opinion, a smaller family will be more beneficial. With fewer people, family members can be easier to understand other.