Each society mandates some characteristics that members must possess and certain actions that members must avoid in order to operate properly. Numerous prescriptions and prohibitions are universal throughout cultures, for example, the requirement that parents or designated guardians provide nourishment and security for youngsters. Numerous standards and ideals differ significantly among cultural contexts. All cultures teach children, and social constraints exist to guarantee that children become socially conditioned in a somewhat way that each successive generation inherits the predetermined worldview and behavior patterns. Correlational statistics are used to illustrate relationships between parenting and child traits. Maccoby underlined Baumrind’s important observation that children whose parents are proactive and stern are superior in terms of competence and cooperation than children whose parents are authoritarian or indulgent. These results established that authoritative parenting helps children, while overlooking the notion that the causal relationship flows in the other direction— that capable, cooperative youngsters assist their parents’ ability to be stern and receptive. As a result, parents have an impact on their child’s conduct both within and beyond the household.
According to experimental interventions, children’s behavior can be changed by altering their parents’ child-rearing habits. Both within and beyond the house, children’s behavior is affected directly by parenting, as evidenced by these programs. A reduction in problem behaviors is seen in children randomly assigned to a treatment group vs. those not treated. These effects exist regardless of whether or not there is a genetic link between the resulting behavior under examination. This would include situations in which a child’s inherent predisposition to dysfunction is mitigated by competent, supportive parenting.
The parenting style selected by parents has a critical role in ensuring that children attain optimal results in terms of conduct, contingency, psychological wellbeing, and educational success. To achieve her conclusion, the author analyzed three distinct kinds of parenting styles and their effect. The primary conclusion drawn from this evaluation of the evidence is that guiding parenting methods result in better results for children than controlling or permitting parenting approaches. Controlling parents lack compassion for their children and impose their regulations via physical punishment. They don’t care about their children’s choices since they expect them to obey them without explanation. On the other hand, permissive parents display strong maternal inclinations and accommodate to the desires of their children by not setting boundaries. Allowing parents to act freely may result in serious repercussions if they become dissatisfied with their inability to exercise parental authority over their children. The ideal parent role model, guiding parents, strike a balance between controlling and permissive. Parent guides establish clear norms, structure, and acceptable expectations and provide enough support for their children while promoting their independence. The author’s conclusions support my viewpoint on how parenting styles can influence a child’s character since it forms the overall basis for college enrollment, future parenting approaches and adult life satisfaction of children. As according developmental theories, children develop their personalities as a result of social interactions with their environment, which includes their parents, classmates, and instructors. The author performed a research based on this assumption to evaluate the social impacts on the formation of character based on children’s involvement at home and school. She examined exactly how good and bad parenting affect adolescents’ character qualities, as well as the interactions between a children and his teachers and other students. Based on the child and the parent perspective, a survey was used to gather information on parental variables, school factors, and teenage character traits. The findings indicated that parents exhibited exceptional parenting skills, as measured by perceived behavioral control, motivation, and a positive bond between parents and children, had a positive impact with teenagers’ character traits. Character attributes such as kindness, affection and consciousness were significantly impacted by the authoritarian parenting style. Thus, effective parenting may serve as an example for children to emulate and follow. Parenting practices that promote the development of children’s character are beneficial when they are integrated.
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Merlin, Clare; Okerson, Justine Rebecca; and Hess, Phillip. How Parenting Style Influences Children: A Review of Controlling, Guiding, and Permitting Parenting Styles on Children’s Behavior, Risk Taking, Mental Health, and Academic Achievement. The William & Mary Educational Review, 2013 Vol. 2: Article 1471.
Zhu X, Shek DTL, and Yu L. Parental and School Influences on Character Attributes Among
Chinese Adolescents. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022, 10: 817471.doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.817
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