Parenting Issues- Exam 1

Socialization of children

• The set of interpersonal processes through which cultural meaning and social values are evolved and passed on. It allows participants to blend, understand and function well within a given interpersonal or social context.

Coparenting

•  refers to the various people who team up and collaborate in the parenting process

• Can include biological parents, supportive family members/friends, and other adults who play a key role in parenting.

• It represents a serious and ongoing commitment to the parenting of a specific child.

• A _________ is characterized by two lead factors

  • Has executive function.

  • Has an emotional attachment/commitment to the child concerned.

Bidirectional relationship

• The flow of influence goes both ways, or in both directions; adults and children influence each other; parents and their offspring have mutual influence.

• both parent and child are active contributors in the relationship

Binuclear relationship

• families allow children to have access to two families, typically each family living in their own household. Usually as a result of parental divorce.

Renested Family

• Children who have been launched towards independence and then return home to their family-of-origin

Cohabitation

• Living with a significant other before marriage, or without getting married

Parenting style- Authoritative

• the inherent strengths of the child and emphasizes autonomy within developmentally appropriate boundaries. Most favored parenting style.

Parenting Style- Authoritarian

• uses control and social power over children’s behavior and is anchored in traditional methods of child-rearing. High structure and low nurture.

Parenting style- Permissive

• avoids excessive control, does not enforce obedience to externally defined standards, and allows children to regulate their own activities. High nurture and low structure

Parenting style - Uninvolved

• an emotionally absent or disengaged parenting style providing minimal input. In an extreme form, it can be a variation of neglect. Low nurture and low structure.

Discipline

• a form of guiding behavior in which parents explore constructive ways of shaping a child’s conduct

• should include encouragement, positive messages, and nurture, to guide children towards socialization, skill development and autonomy

Constructive Nurturance

• refers to the ways parents actively and positively support a child’s growth, development, and well-being.

  • Loved and secure (emotional support)

  • Guided with structure (discipline and consistency)

  • Encouraged to grow (stimulation and opportunities to learn)

  • Respected and valued (building self-worth and identity)

Nonmaleficience

• Inflicting or doing no harm; typically used in ethical contexts.

Rights of parents

• Health care, education, religious affiliation, and extracurricular activities are areas in which parents make decisions for their minor children

Responsibilities of parents

• the law holds parents accountable for meeting the basic needs of their children; including:

  • Nurturance and Emotional Support

  • Guidance and Socialization

  • Education and Cognitive Stimulation

  • Advocacy and Protection of Rights

  • Preparing for Independence

Dependent children due to non-care

• a child who is in need of protection because her parents will not or cannot provide for the basic care of their child.

Mandated reporters

• A professional who, by law, is required to report any suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to the appropriate authorities

• Teachers and school personnel, Childcare workers, Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers, Social workers, Counselors and therapists