Kids are always afraid of turning into their parents as they grow up, but in most cases we all do anyways. Especially when it comes to parenting our own children. Parenting, according to Diana Baumrind, is laid out into 4 categories; the permissive parents, the authoritarian parents, authoritative parents, and the uninvolved parents. Luckily for me, I was raised by authoritative parents who liked to spoil me rotten, but at the same time make me earn everything that I received and looking back, I appreciate them for being strict. Strict parenting teaches children great life lessons about respect, responsibility, and authority, as well as installs good habits. At the same time, parents who are overly strict can cause their children to grow up in a sheltered household where they are forced to do activities that their parents choose versus activities that they enjoy. Also, they may not be exposed to as much of the world as kids with more easy going parents and they can become naive. I don't think that people have much of a choice as to whether they are a strict parent or not. I believe that parenting skills are learned throughout your childhood from your parents and then practiced once you have kids of your own. That is exactly why kids' fear of turning into their parents becomes a reality. A question that has popped into my head while writing this is "how has technology changed the ways of parenting over the past couple decades?"
Strict: To Be or Not To Be?- Blog 3, Hailey Brown
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I used to be afraid of turning into my parents as well. But as I have grown older, I have realized that my parents are pretty awesome. I can only hope to be as good a parent as them and hopefully my kids will turn out alright, like me.
This is really interesting because I have also had this dilema of growing up to be just like my mother. As I have grown and left my home, I have quickly realized that I am just like my mother, and it actually doesn't bother me much! I also agree that I was raised well, while still somewhat strict, my parents allowed me to explore and make mistakes at the same time. I also agree with the comment about parents who are overly strict will in the end hinder their children a little bit. I have noticed first hand this, and if anything many kids from very strict families tend to rebel and lash out much more against their own families!