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Shea Crissman
Mrs. Cramer
Comp Pd. 4
October 5, 2018
Children are like sponges; they absorb everything including actions, comments, and
behavior from their parents. The general population of parents has ended up raising their own
children. Most children grow up and develop in a household with a mother and father, therefore
they evolve a behavior based off their parents' choices. Parents influence their child's behavior
In fact, there are four main types of parenting styles that can impact the behavior of a
child which are authoritarian, neglectful, indulgent, and authoritative. To start off, authoritarian
restricted and the parent having all of the say in their relationship. These parents sometimes end
up with children who lack communication skills. Neglectful parenting is not acceptable. This is
when parents do not engage in parenting. This style of parenting would be like a mother coming
home from work and pretending that her child does not exist. These children that come from this
type of parenting can have trouble following the rules, they can lack self-control, and
communication skills, as well as the children from authoritarian parenting. For instance,
indulgent parenting is when parents are attentive but have few rules and restraints. For example,
the parents that let their kids go and do whatever they want, when they want. Although this style
of parenting can push a child to have higher levels of creativity, they have little self-control, few
boundaries, and an unnecessary sense of entitlement. These children also tend to take more than
give. Finally, the last style of parenting is the gold standard; this is authoritative parenting
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(Riggio). An example of this type of parenting would be a child going to hang out with friends,
but also having a curfew, so both the child and parent are satisfied. This style gives children a
sense of independence and continues to encourage it as well. Along with independence, this style
also has limits and boundaries. Children coming from this style have self-control, social skills,
self-reliance, and higher leadership potential. Parents who have more of an authoritative
Furthermore, parenting style plays a large role in the outcome behavior of children, but
there is also of little things to the side. Warm caregiving is a simple part of a child's behavior;
warm caregiving is simply being there for the child, providing support, and being loving. Parents
also need to provide a child with a stable, stimulating environment. Some factors that should be
included are: plants, puzzles and anything else eye catching to a young child. Environment is
responsible for thought, emotion, and behavior (Gross). Parents are also responsible for being
aware of their child. They need to be aware of their child's emotions and they also need to be
aware of the things they say around their child. Mothers need to put themselves in their child's
shoes and notice what's making them distressed so they are able to help the child resolve it. For
example, if a child is getting bullied at school then the parent needs to understand what the child
may be going through, so they can work together to help resolve the conflict. If parents are also
able to argue maturely around their child, then the child can benefit from seeing conflicts
resolved in positive, adult way. Nurture from a parent is also important. Nurturing enhances a
baby's emotional well-being, temperament, personality, ability to cope, and their future potential.
For example, if a mother read to her children every night, they would become verbally and
imaginably interactive, meaning that they would excel with their speech and have a wide
imagination. This would also get them emotional and mental stability. Overall, loving,
supportive, and guiding parents turn out to raise the most well-behaved children.
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In addition, there are a lot more don'ts compared to do’s when it comes to parenting.
Parents who act negatively in any way raise the most misbehaved and unsocialized children.
Parents need to be emotionally and physically involved with their children. Parents who may be
nearby, but who is not emotionally invested or responsive, tend to raise children that are more
distressed and less engaged with play and or activities (Moges, Weber). For example, a single
mom that works three jobs; she is there for her children and taking care of them, but is not there
emotionally, therefore she cannot support them in that way. Without this, kids do not know how
to interact with others. Child abuse is not legal, but people still tend to do it frequently. Child
abuse causes antisocial and destructive behavior while neglectful parenting leads to negative
emotions and anger episodes. Child abuse can be anything from verbally abusing your child, to
hitting your child unnecessarily, or even burning them. Physical punishment does not teach a
child anything, so it is best to keep positive punishment. Another factor that can play a role in
bad behavior from a child is what they hear or see from their parents. Fighting parents can lead
to emotional insecurity. A mother's own emotion also impacts their child. Depressed mothers
tend to rub off the same emotion on their children meaning they make each other depressed and
they spiral. This causes both to be unhappy, unlively, and demonstrate a disobedient behavior.
Negative actions from parents lead to negative actions and behaviors from children.
In conclusion, parents play the biggest role in the outcome of their child's behavior
through their parenting styles, as well as their positive and negative interactions. Positive
parenting styles promote a positive behavior as well as the little things a mother or father can do
to the side like nurturement, compromises such as: boundaries and curfews, and support. Parents
should also avoid any negative actions towards their child such as physical and mental abuse,
arguments, and disinvolvement in their child's life. Based on this information, parents are found
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