FRHD 2270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Parenting Styles, European Canadian, Reinforcement

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2270
• Professor: Robyn Pitman

Document Summary

Decline in time spent with parents: child develops independence, spend more time with friends than family. Co-regulation: parents guide and monitor from a distance. Communicate expectations with child: children make their own decisions in their daily activities. Parenting described as general dimensions: personality traits that are stable aspects of parental behaviour. 2 general dimensions of parenting behaviour viewed on a spectrum: degree of acceptance and parental involvement (warmth-coldness, degree of parental control. Warmth-coldness: parents who are openly warm and affectionate with their children involved and spend considerable time with them respond to emotional needs. Benefit most from warm and responsible parenting: parents who are cold with their children and sometimes even hostile toward them. Appea(cid:396) fo(cid:272)used o(cid:374) o(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:374)eeds, (cid:374)ot (cid:272)hild"s little attention to emotional states. Not likely to comfort child with upset. Parental control: some parents are dictatorial regulate e(cid:448)e(cid:396)y fa(cid:272)et of (cid:272)hild"s life, some parents exert little or no control over children.