Parenting Styles and Influence
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1.We learn parenting skills from many places. Perhaps our biggest influence on our attitude towards parenting is from our parents and how we were raised. We also are influenced by media, science, religion, and other sources. In your observation, how have any of these sources influenced parenting, in general, today
2.Pick a theory from this list (Erikson's Lifespan Theory of Development, Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Theory of Development, Jean Piaget's Constructivist Theory, or Socio-Culture Theory of Lev Vygotsky) and apply it to either how you were raised or how you will (would) raise your own children?
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This solution provides examples of factors that influence parenting skills and defines various theories of human development.
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1.) Although the media has a strong influence on many aspects of our society's choices, behavior, and decisions, from my observation, parenting skills are learned primarily from one's own childhood experiences (e.g. how you were raised), religion, and social/environmental influences/opportunities.
It is incorrect to say that all parents raise their children the same exact way they were parented; however, parenting skills are often modeled after their personal experiences growing up. For example, if a child is raised by strong authoritative parents, they are likely to enforce strict rules and take on authoritative approach with their own family as adults. Your parents are typically the ones to provide the earliest lessons on how ...
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