...to each other. The most interesting one to me was a mother and her two children; the mother seemed to be in her thirties, while the male child and female child seemed to be about five or six years old. I observed this family for about ten to fifteen minutes and I noticed a lot. First, the children would try to put candy they wanted into the cart. The mother would tell them no and to put the items back. Second, the children would whine and cry and the mother would tell them if they were not silent no one would get anything. Lastly, the mom seemed very frustrated and the children were upset the majority of the time and under distress. They were also at the register in front of me and the little boy asked his mother one last time for candy but she said no in a frustrated voice. This time the children were silent. The mother did not end up letting them have anything from the grocery store. The mother appeared to have an authoritarian type of parenting style. Authoritarian parenting can be defined as: “makes coercive demands and imposes punishments on children in attempts to control their behavior. It provides little warmth or emotional support,” according to the textbook The Development of Children And Adolescents by Hauser-Cram. I came to the conclusion that the mother was displaying authoritarian parenting because she showed no warmth towards her children and the majority of the time the mother was simply telling them no and telling them to sit down in the cart and silencing them...
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...Parenting and the different ways it can affect children’s lives: research evidence Policy-makers and commentators often blame ‘bad parenting’ for children’s and young people’s troublesome behaviour. What can research tell us about the influence of parenting, especially the parent-child relationships in millions of ‘ordinary’ families? This paper: ■ Summarises findings from seven reviews of existing research that were commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to inform its own Parenting Research and Development programme. ■ Considers parenting from the perspectives of mothers, fathers and children themselves, as well as those of black and minority ethnic parents and families living in poverty with restricted access to support services Editor: David Utting August 2007 www.jrf.org.uk Key points ■ Differences in child temperament, among other factors, demonstrate that flexible, adaptable parenting is more likely to be effective than a ‘one size fits all’ approach. ■ The quality of parent-child relationships shows considerable stability over time. Some dimensions of parenting are important in children’s lives irrespective of age, especially whether relationships are warm and supportive or marked by conflict. ■ Warm, authoritative and responsive parenting is usually crucial in building resilience. Parents who develop open, participative communication, problemcentred coping, confidence and flexibility tend to manage stress well and help their families...
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...Parenting Skills Training: An Effective Intervention for Internalizing Symptoms in Younger Children? Parenting O 2 182005 if know UK ©RIGINAL 1073-6077 Nursecom, Inc. Journal 2005 ARTICLE JCAP by Skills Training: Oxford, of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing Blackwell Publishing, Ltd. An Effective Intervention for Internalizing Symptoms in Younger Children? Sam Cartwright-Hatton, D Phil, Clin PsyD, Deborah McNally, RMN, RGN, Clin PsyD, Caroline White, Clin PsyD, and Chrissie Verduyn, Msc, PhD PROBLEM: A number of interventions are effective in treating older children with internalizing symptoms. However, little is known about the efficacy of psychological interventions in treating younger children. This study examined the impact on internalizing symptoms of a parenting skills training program. METHODS: Forty-three parents took part in a parenting skills training program. Externalizing and internalizing behaviors were measured before and after treatment and after a 6-month period. FINDINGS: Externalizing symptoms fell after treatment. Interestingly, internalizing scores fell to an approximately equivalent degree. CONCLUSIONS: Sam Cartwright, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Manchester. Deborah McNally, RMN, RGN, and Chrissie Verduyn MSc, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Carolyn White, Clin PsyD, Department of Clinical Psychology, Booth Hall Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK. Introduction...
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...something that we can do to help these teenagers. What are the symptoms and diagnoses. Factors contributing to this problem are all things that will be discussed in this paper. Definition Major depression disorder Definition: A mood disorder characterized by a depressed mood, a lack of interest in activities normally enjoyed, changes in weight and sleep, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness and guilt, difficulty concentrating and thoughts of death and suicide. If a person has experienced the majority of these symptoms for longer than a two-week period they may be diagnosed as having had a major depressive episode. If a person has had one or more major depressive episodes, has no history of mania, mixed episodes or hypomania and the symptoms are not due to another disorder, they may be diagnosed as having major depressive disorder.( Schimelpfenin,2013) Major depression episode Definition: A major depressive episode is when a person experiences 5 or more symptoms during most parts of the day for a two week period. The main symptoms are depressed mood (must be present), loss of interest in activities (must be present), significant weight change, change in sleeping habits (insomnia or hypersomnia), a noticeable slowing down, restlessness, or change in observable behavior, fatigue or loss of energy, strong feelings of guilt or worthlessness, difficulty...
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...Single parenting Single parenting is where a parent lives alone and takes most of the day to day the responsibilities in taking care of a child or children without a spouse or partner, in other words single parent involves a single person plus a dependent child (more likely to be a female parent) and is sometimes referred to as the broken nuclear family (where mom and dad and kids live under the same roof but parents decide to spilt-up). In Trinidad and Tobago there are 18 percent single parent and 9 percent single parent extended families (extended single parents is where the parent is living with their family such as mom, dad, siblings etc). How does one emerge as a single parent? There many reasons people in society become a single parent. Some reasons are:- Divorce -this is where a couple who have been married and have taken legal action of ending the marriage contract. In Trinidad and Tobago within the period of 2011 to 2013 there are 7,123 couples who applied for divorce. The rate of divorce in Trinidad and Tobago is 26.6 percent. Families are rapidly declining in our country and family foundations are weakening which brings a lot of negative side effects. In the U.S. the divorce rate is 40 to 50 percent of married couples divorce. Divorce can stem from misunderstandings between couples, the relationship grows apart, financial problems, intimacy disappears, not having a shared vision of success and also getting into the marriage for the wrong reasons. Unwanted...
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...his paper is devoted to the issue of singe parenting as one of the important family problems. A single parent is a parent who lives with one or more children without the second parent. Usually the definition of single parenting depends upon the local laws, but there are other cases as well, for example if a parent is left alone after the divorce, after another parent just leaves the family or the child, if the second parent is put to the jail or is dead. It is not necessary that the single parent is natural mother or father of the child, some people choose to adopt a child or become a parent through artificial insemination or just take care of a child, who was left by his natural parents. The household of a single parent differs a lot from a usual household. Certainly all situations are unique, some people choose the path of single parenting consciously, and some are made to bring the child up alone. There are a lot of negative moments about single parenting, there are some positive as well. For example, if a person takes care of a child alone, he has always the freedom to choose and to make all the decisions on his own. On the other hand making decisions can be really hard sometimes and really often people feel the need for somebody’s support and a piece of advice. Usually single parents do not have enough time to do all the house work and thus involve children from the early age in doing chores. Single parents have to discuss most of house matters that should be actually solved...
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...Co-Parenting Relationships As the title state, “The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed To Be, How IT Was”, accurately describes the personal experience of the author, Hope Edelman. The article addresses the differences between her perception, the reality of co-parenting and family life. She describes her personal views and experiences of becoming a parent and juggling a career while trying to maintain a marriage. Although, Edelman writes the article from a woman’s point of view and her own experiences of feeling left alone to raise a child, the difficulties of a husband wife relationship and the loss of a career, the leads one to believe it’s about a divorced couple or a single parent. The author’s problems began shortly after the marriage to her husband. Edelman depicts how her husband’s hours seemingly increased dramatically. The arrival of their child led to more accountability to the relationship. Not only are they both working and trying to maintain a domestic life at home, but now they have the care of a child to handle. With the growth of the family, the author’s work hours dwindled down in a spiral motion. (pg. 43) One can easily relate to this. Co-parenting and having an equally shared relationship was important to Edelman. She Zimmerly 2 did not want the role of motherhood to be like what she saw in her family growing up, Edelman shares how life was as she grew up and how her life has become just like her childhood. Edelman describes living in suburban...
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...learned many new things about various cultures that could influence my teaching techniques and ideas. The most interesting part I learned during the different presentations is the language and religious barriers. If I become a teacher in a different town or part of the state it is important to research demographics and I now have some sources to reference. I plan to use what I have learned by referencing the handout provided and really using the diversity within my classroom as a benefit. A respectful outlook from teachers and students was one of most mentioned teacher tips. In an interview a Somalian immigrant mother said “I think children learn to be scared of my children. We are not scary. Boys dress same. Girls dress different....
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...Gifted and talented children 'Gifted' refers to children with high potential (basically due to their inheritance) while 'talented' means that they display skills which are advanced when compared to other children of their age. Contents * What makes a child gifted and talented? * Is giftedness just intelligence? * How do I know if my child is gifted? * Giftedness: nature or nurture? * Early school admission * The importance of early identification * Can I make my child become gifted and talented? * Difficulties faced by gifted children * Parenting gifted and talented children * How you can help your gifted child * Teachers, preschools and schools * Reminders * Resources * Further information * References All children have unique strengths and talents. However some children have particularly advanced or well developed skills and abilities in one or more areas. Such children may be referred to as gifted and talented. 'Gifted' refers to children with high potential (basically due to their inheritance) while 'talented' means that they display skills which are advanced when compared to other children of their age. What makes a child gifted and talented? Giftedness is due to a combination of factors including what the child inherits genetically, the development of the child before birth, and the nurturing of the child. * Giftedness is hard to define, and not surprisingly, a number of definitions of giftedness exist. *...
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...Parenting is the most challenging task in life, but with it comes the greatest reward of all. Parents are the primary teachers in the lives of young children, responsible for providing the skills necessary for a child to grow up and function successfully and independently in life. Parenthood has some key responsibilities such as, providing a safe environment, encouraging high self-esteem, developing discipline methods that are both effective and appropriate, teaching morals and values and providing the basic needs of life. It is no secret that every parent will run into challenges along the way. This is why every parent needs an effective parenting approach that will work for infants, toddlers, grade-schoolers and teens; an approach that will...
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...in academic performance. Research suggests that problems are more likely to occur during a transitional year, such as moving from elementary to middle school, or middle school to high school. Some adolescents are able to get through this time with minimal assistance from their parents or teachers. It may be enough for a parent to be available simply to listen and suggest coping strategies, provide a supportive home environment, and encourage the child's participation in school activities. However, when the difficulties last longer than a single grading period, or are linked to a long-term pattern of poor school performance or behavior problems, parents and teachers need to intervene. Identifying Adolescents Who Are At Risk for Failure Some "at-risk" indicators, such as those listed here, may represent persistent problems from the early elementary school years for some children. Other students may overcome early difficulties but begin to experience related problems during middle school or high school. For others, some of these indicators may become noticeable only in early adolescence. To intervene effectively, parents and teachers can be aware of some common indicators of an adolescent at risk for school failure, including: • Attention problems as a young child -- the student has a school history of attention issues or disruptive behavior. • Multiple retentions in grade -- the student has been retained one or more years. • Poor grades --...
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...world prior to school entry. For example, it is through group activities that children gradually learn the importance of sharing. This crucial ability originates from children’s understanding that other children may have a desire to play with the same toys (Moore,2010). Along the same line, recent evidence indicates that children’s socio-cognitive skills may have a direct impact on the quality of their relationships and school success. Children with a more developed social cognition tend to be better communicators, socially competent, popular with peers, happier at school, and academically more advanced. In contrast, those with poor social cognition are more likely to have difficulty making the transition to school, to react more violently in face of harsh parenting, and to experience difficulties in school that may be misread as conduct problems (e.g., lacking respect towards a teacher). Lastly, it is important to foster early children’s socio-cognitive skills because they have a bigger impact on children’s social and academic development when acquired at a young age(Sommerville,2010). . Recent evidence indicates that social cognition begins early in life, even before language acquirement. Prior to age one, infants are able...
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...”Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” It is impossible to deny the difficulty of childrearing. There is no manual but there are indeed methods more ethically correct than others. This is of course a subjective matter and often leads to endless discussions. The ways of childrearing have changed over the years and varies a lot based on the environment/country surrounding the parents and their children. In the article, “Why Chines Mothers are Superior”, Amy Chua, the professor at Yale law school, attempts to justify her method of childrearing. Amy Chua is convinced that her way of raising children is the correct way out of the many ways possible. Amy Chua puts emphasis on the differences between the Western and Chinese child raising methods. There are both positive and negative consequences with the Chinese and the Western child raising methods. Amy Chua begins her article by stating all the things her children are not allowed to do. Things such as watching TV, complaining, attending a school-play etc. Amy Chua uses very strict methods and the child does not have a voice in anything, not even their hobbies. This however has resulted in what is mentioned in the article – “stereotypically successful kids”. It is great when parents support their children and when parents want their children to never give up and to constantly improve and become the very best version of themselves. This prepares the child for the life of a grown-up where giving up is not a possibility because of the...
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...Single parenting ALGhaliya AL-dowaiki English Composition 2 Mr.James Philip Date :1/4/2014 Single parenting Introduction Single parenting is one of the most important issues in world. People were not except the idea of single parenting, that one of the parents has the responsibility to take care of the child. They believe that one hand cannot clap. They see that the child should live with his parents not one of them. Nowadays, single parenting become the phenomenon of the time , which mean we can find a lot of children living with one their parents could be the mother or the father. There several reasons that cause single parenting such as; death of a partner and divorce of parents. In this paper I am going deeply in single parenting, I am going to caver the definition, history, causes, advantages and disadvantages of single parenting. Definition of single parent Single parent is a parent not living with a spouse or partner, whom has most of the day-to-day responsibilities in raising the child. A single parent is usually considered the primary caregiver, meaning the parent the children have residency with the majority of the time. If the parents are separated or divorced, children live with their parent and have visitation or secondary residence with their noncustodial parent. In western society in general, following separation, a child will end up with the primary caregiver, usually the mother, and a secondary caregiver, usually the...
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...Parenting and Delinquency Rates Parenting or more specifically poor parenting is the most prominent cause of delinquency. In class we reviewed many causes of delinquency including family, biology, socioeconomics, peers, diet, early child abuse, and lack of education. In this paper I will try and show how all of these things can be linked back to parenting or lack of parenting. Much of the research I have done talks about family influences on delinquency. However in many cases I think that family is really being used to talk about parenting. In an article about family structure 1 I found discussion of single family households and their likelihood for creating delinquents. But when I look harder I find that it is the parenting or the challenges that single parents face that leads to the delinquency. So in this paper I will try and show that it doesn’t matter what kind of family structure you have it is the parenting you have within that structure that influences child delinquency rates. The textbook references work done by Bruce Wolford and LaDonna Koebel that indicates that chronic underachievers in school are among the most likely to be delinquent. There are lots of additional studies that show how poor academic performance relates to delinquency. What is harder to address is the parent’s role in these academic failures. Involved parents can significantly improve a child’s performance in school. Even parents that didn’t do well in school can help their children...
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