I think I will really remember the different types of parenting styles the best. I want to have kids when I'm older and I'd obviously like to be the Authoritative type of parent, supportive of my kids and what they'd like to do but also making sure they know the rules and don't step outside of boundaries. I grew up with a permissive mom at one house and an authoritarian stepmother at my dad's house, hopefully that mix of parenting styles will give me an edge in being a really great authoritarian mom. I know I will also have to work at being this kind of parenting style because I tend to be affectionate and the people I love and trust tend to not be able to do any wrong in my eyes. Also, being female I prefer to be in control so being in the right balance of control without being to authoritarian could also be a challenge.
Parenting Styles
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I found this to be a very memorable topic in our psychology class. I would love to have kids one day and I would also love to give the best opportunity to grow. Being an Authoritative parent will allow them to do so. It's sad to hear all of the negative stories on the news about people murdering others and you have to wonder if it's because of the way they were raised. I'd appreciate it if my kids weren't murders and I believe that by raising them properly that won't be a problem for them (along with any other illegal/immoral issues).
This semester I have worked in an elementary school and it is provided me with so much insight on what it's like to be a parent. I have found that sometimes I am too nice, that I am trying too often to be the child's friend. I have had to learn to be a better disciplinarian so that the kids will respect my authority and be more obedient to their parents when they are at home.
I think that's one of the great things about psychology to people who are receptive to what it offers. In the case of your blog, the study of psychology has taught us how to best parent your children, and you can take that enlightened, compelling knowledge and apply it in your own life. Without the study of psychology, we would only be able to rely on our beliefs and observed experiences of what effective parenting is.
I like how you address the difficulty it might be for you. When we are given different models as children, it can be difficult to change. But awareness is the first step, and can help you to be an authoritarian mom that you want to be!
I think this is a very interesting topic, when I read about it I definitely started analyzing my own parents parenting style (they were authoritative) and thought about what I would change from their style in the future when I have kids of my own. Now that I am conscious of these styles I think that will let me be a better parent.
I think I will remember this section the most as well and for the same reasons. However, I do think that there has been a tendency for parenting styles to lean to one or the other extreme because people often do not understand how much work children are and how your attitudes can change towards children after you have them. I also believe that your parenting still when you are older depends on the kind that you grew up with so I hope that you get the authoritarian style you want.