PSY 333D Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Diana Baumrind, Parenting Styles, Lev Vygotsky
Document Summary
Teach children knowledge, information, skills, how to do things, attitudes, rules, their view of morality through conversation and behavioral shaping (reward and punishment) Socialization - control child"s social world (prior to education), activities they participate in, control exposure. Act as role models (children are inclined to imitate) Parenting styles contribute to a child"s working model of relationships and self-model. Approach/parenting styles - 2 main dimensions (baumrind, 1970s) Consistency of level of care in response to certain cues. Provision of warmth (friendly, degree of infused with affection vs shame, hostility or rejection) Degree to which a child"s behavior is regulated, monitored and corrected by the caregiver in order to ensure compliance with the caregiver"s vision of what their standard of rules are. Authoritative - high responsiveness and warmth and high /medium demandingness/control [ best type] Clear rules, not arbitrary, placed in logical way to ensure well-being, safety or family consistency - insist on them being followed.
