PSYC 319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Parenting Styles, Mental Disorder
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Provide a framework for how parents act. Expectation for how a child should act at certain age. Goals for how their child should end up. Do you comfort them when they cry. Expressions of physical and emotional support and love. Universal characteristics of child that trigger parents" behaviour. Big head, wide eyes trigger nurturing instincts, evolutionary and biologically. When babies cry, motivate us to approach the child and see what"s wrong. When babies smile, we want to be around them. Difference characteristics of child that trigger parents" behaviour. Healthier children and sick children trigger different parenting. Difference between what sort of health status trigger different parenting. Ex: 11 months males overestimated crawling abilities; 11 months female underestimated crawling abilities. Thinking that boys are good at crawling, less worry, and don"t rush to rescue if they are in danger. How responsive are you to the different environment. Are the children"s emotion easy to understand.
