PSYC 319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Independent Community And Health Concern, Parenting Styles, Transphobia
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Discuss characteristics of children that influence parenting. Discuss characteristics of parents that influence parenting. Can be grouped into three broad categories: characteristics of the child. Things about the child can affect the parent: characteristics of the parent. Things about the parent can affect the child: characteristics of the context. There is a relationship between all three of these categories of characteristics. A bunch of things are always affecting the parents and children. Child is at center, and at the end of the day that is the most important; how can we enhance the positive factors and limit the negative factors, to ensure that the child is healthy and successful. Some characteristics of children to trigger parenting responses. Some babies have different interactions with parents. Some are more engaged, or more detached depends. This response, this engagement from the baby is going to affect how the parent is going to interact with baby.
