Parenting Styles and Child Development

These flashcards cover key terminology and concepts related to parenting styles, child development, and family dynamics as discussed in the lecture notes.

Authoritarian Parenting

A parenting style characterized by high structure and low warmth, focusing on rules and obedience.

Authoritative Parenting

A democratic parenting style that balances high warmth and high structure, promoting open communication.

Permissive Parenting

A parenting approach marked by high warmth and low structure, prioritizing the child's happiness over discipline.

Uninvolved Parenting

A disengaged parenting style characterized by low warmth and low structure, often neglectful.

Parenting Styles

Behavioral approaches that caregivers use to raise children, influencing their development and social skills.

Cultural Values

The beliefs and priorities that shape parenting practices within a particular culture.

Developmental Assets Approach

A framework identifying internal and external qualities that should be nurtured in youth for positive development.

Helicopter Parenting

A style described as overly intrusive, where parents excessively monitor and intervene in their child's affairs.

Intrinsic Motivation

The internal drive to engage in an activity for its own sake, fostering long-term behavior.

Extrinsic Motivation

The drive to perform a behavior to earn rewards or avoid punishment from outside forces.

Positive Reinforcement

A technique where desirable behaviors are encouraged through rewards, leading to increased likelihood of repetition.

Natural Punishment

The consequences that occur naturally as a result of behavior, such as pain from falling.

Logical Punishment

Disciplinary action that logically connects to the behavior being corrected, helping to establish cause-and-effect understanding.

Corporal Punishment

Physical punishment such as spanking, often leading to negative behavior outcomes in children.

Child Abuse

Severe mistreatment that compromises a child's healthy development, including physical, sexual, emotional abuse, and neglect.

Siblings

Brothers or sisters that provide early social interactions crucial for development of social-emotional skills.

Family Structure

The composition of the family unit, which can include two-parent families, single-parent families, and blended families.

Conflict Resolution Skills

The abilities children develop through sibling interactions, necessary for navigating social disputes.

Social Emotional Development

The process through which children learn to understand and manage emotions, establish relationships, and develop empathy.

Motivation

The internal and external factors that elicit, direct, and sustain goal-directed behaviors in children.

Self-Efficacy

An individual's belief in their own ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish tasks.

Cognitive Development

The process through which children learn to think, reason, and understand their world.

Behavioral Autonomy

The ability of adolescents to make decisions and take responsibility for their actions.

Neglectful Parenting

A parenting style that fails to provide the necessary emotional and physical support for a child's well-being.

Sibling Rivalry

The competitive behavior between siblings that can promote development through conflict and resolution.

Cultural Robustness

The strength and applicability of a theory across various cultural contexts.