Parenthood Interview

My mother is great woman and our relationship is probably a little more strained than others, but we know how to come together when the other is needed and help each other out. With that being said, the reason I choose to interview my mom was so that I could compare how I felt she parented us growing up with how she views it. Many of the comments she made were correlated with how I view her parenting but some were surprise answers that I wasn’t expecting at all. What I learned from this interview, my overall response, the thoughts it led me to have about parenting education, and the connection that it has made to this class will all be covered in this summary.
What I learned from this interview with my mom was that so much of her parenting
Sure, providing more options for parenthood education can help parents prepare and understand the different stage of development but, in the end every child is different and each has their own unique struggles making it difficult for there to be a set handbook on parenting. My moms final quote was “Was I a perfect parent? No. Did I know how to parent? No. But I did it, we all do, and we all ended up with some pretty decent children”. Being able to understand why attachment is important and the different ways that discipline as a program of socialization can help children grow in the most effective way possible can help parents realize what they want to focus on in their
One connection was the challenges of parenthood. My mom faced challenges of health issues, maintaining routines, and feeling like a failure as a parent at times. She never mentioned the word love in her interview. She mentioned it when speaking about my grandfather but as far as love for her children she never once used the word. I’m not sure if she didn’t say the word because she feels like I should already know but missing that part of attachment there is an emotional tie missing. With that being said I would say her general parenting style Authoritarian. Her responsiveness was low, but her demandingness was high. The phrase, “because I said so” was used often in our household and the expectation for maturity and compliance in her rules were of the utmost