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Joys and Challenges of Parenting - Coggle Diagram
Joys and Challenges of Parenting
Myths about parenthood
Children will turn out well if they have "good" parents. In reality, they are only one influence among many, including schools, mass media, and the child's peer group.
Children are sweet and cute. In reality, although children can be adorable, they can also be selfish and destructive, parents who have no break from watching over their children can easily become exhausted
Good parents can manage any child, no matter what the child's nature. In reality, The family environment that the parents construct for their children is important, it is not the only influence or the sole determinant of a child's developmental outcome
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Styles of parenting
Baumrind's parenting styles have been around for a while and are still considered valuable for parents as they think about raising their children.
Permissive Style: Parents let their child's preferences take priority over their ideals and rarely force the child to conform to their standards a style
characterized by constant change in forced togetherness which is not healthy for children. Parents generally exhibit impulses with aggressive behavior
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Democratic Style: Parents establish clear rules and expectations and discuss them with the child. They do acknowledge the child's perspective but they use both reason and power to enforce their standards
These children are very self-reliant and cheerful they cope well with stress and are achievement-oriented
Rejecting Style: These parents do not pay much attention to the child's needs and seldom have expectations regarding how the child should behave yeah is there a difference cell becomes more extreme the family moves towards the rigidly disengaged style
This leaves children feeling uncared for even though they are expected to behave and have more rules to follow as a result children from these homes are often immature and have psychological problems
Authoritarian Style: Parents establish rigid rules and expectations and strictly enforce them these parents expect and demand obedience from the child
The children from these families have more serious problems in a variety of areas low self-esteem more behavioral problems and less academic achievement
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