An overview of the principles underlying this work with parents. The principles underlying our work with parents is based upon Individual (Adlerian) Psychology developed by Alfred Adler. Humanistic or client-centred psychology underpins the relationship between the facilitator and the parent (our client). Individual Psychology Some of the core concepts of this theory are All behaviour is goal directed which means that we behave in a certain way to meet specific goals. We are social beings, therefore our main goal is to belong. In order to understand behaviour we have to understand the effect of that behaviour on others especially important is the parent-child relationship. Thus cooperation is one of the corner stones of the philosophy. People, including children, behave according to their own subjective view of reality, and so to understand others we need empathy, the ability to see things from their point of view. This is termed private logic, which is the unique conviction we have about life, self and others and is influenced by genetic, cultural and family factors. The life style is formed through childhood experiences and involves the affective, cognitive and behavioural strategies we employ to reach out goal. Mutual respect is essential between people in a democracy and in a democratic family. Discipline is an essential part of parenting and self development. There is an emphasis on cognitive behavioural approaches to change, because if we choose our behaviour to meet certain goals we can change that behaviour if it no longer suits us. Our philosophy therefore is a very optimistic one. Parenting skills based upon these concepts are mostly regarded as positive parenting or cooperative discipline and often described as an authoritative approach. They include such methods as using logical consequences recognising goals of behaviour introducing family meetings teaching problem solving skills emphasising encouragement. It also includes communication skills such…
Parenting classes are offered for every type of parent, from the brand new mom and dad to the experienced” parents of teens. Parenting classes can help give you a better grasp on what to expect, learn more about parenting and discipline styles and help you feel more confident and in control as a parent. Most parenting classes help parents to understand their roles better, they get an idea about what is going to be like, they start to get prepared for what is coming next. Regardless of the age of your children, a parenting class helps and provides confidence in parenting, you gain resources, and make new friends.…
We must acknowledge that parents know their children best. That gives them a good chance of knowing how to make child understand certain concepts. Using child’s interests, parents can make a process of learning more enjoyable and effective. In addition, being at home makes child feel safe, which contributes to his ability to concentrate on studying.…
Parents and children have different psychological characteristics. Children have ideals and aspirations, vision of a better future, thinking broad, have flexible response, creative spirit, fast to accept new things, strong ability of adapting to the new environment and prefer independent thinking. There has strong sense of innovation, ingenuity, courage to break the stereotypes. However, the lack of social experiences their ideas easily extreme and deal with the problem is not calm. Parents were already undergoing many things, mature wisdom, character, maturity, and in interpersonal communication has a lot of experience. Parents see deep and thorough problem, but sometimes because of traditional attitudes, bondage of feudal ideology, ideological and stubborn, conservative, and so on.…
In the first place, people living in a modern world seem very busy with their work. They do not have time to look after their children, so they send children to school, where teachers are required to take responsibility for bringing up children instead of parents. Unfortunately, in some families, children only see their parents only in the evening. They do not have chance to talk or share thoughts and feelings together. According to a recent survey, a child who receives much attention from parents will perform better at school than a child who does not. For that matter, caring for children is necessary for their development.…
Parental Responsibilities In The Upbringing Of Their Children By Ven. Dr. K Sri Dhammananda Parenting is not like any other 9 to 5 job. It is never ending and there is never enough time to do everything. No matter how old your baby is, newborn or toddler, it is never too late to put your baby first and enjoy being a mum or dad. Many parents think that they alone know what is best for the children and therefore expect too much from them. They force their children into tuition classes even though they can cope with their studies. At the same time they are asked to take up ballet dancing (in the case of girls), taekwando (in the case of boys), music lessons, computer classes and so on. On top of this, they insist that their children obtain straight ‘A’s in their examinations and excel in everything else. In this rat-race they turn their children into display objects; possessions which they can be proud to show off to their friends and relatives and for others to talk about. In the good old days, life as a child and a teenager was never stressful because there were not too many expectations to fulfil. But children these days, especially those in urban areas, seem to have so many things to do and compete in that they are deprived of a normal childhood. Many people fail to realise that as parents, they have certain rights and also responsibilities. The child has his or her rights and responsibilities too. What we have today are people who want to be super parents, but in many cases the children do not turn out to be super. Parents should therefore be realistic and reasonable. They should not set targets which they well know their children cannot fulfill, thus avoiding unnecessary stress and disappointments to the family. Building a happy family is a continuous process. Hence, parents must not only be fully aware of their roles and responsibilities, but also apply modern techniques in parenting accordingly. Remember the saying of the Taoist philosopher, Zhuang Zu; ‘if you…
To back up a bit, turning the tide of parenting is kind of remarkable when you think about it; on a fundamental level, we learn to parent by being parented ourselves. We absorb the basic patterns and emotional tone of the first years of life. Psychologists call this our “internal working model” — a mental, largely unconscious representation of the social world coded deep in our brains. We get it when we’re small, and it’s the operating system we use in relationships down the road, including with our kids.…
In every human being are certain drives. One such drive to learn, because of this drive, responsible parents strive for a proper education preparing their children for a bright future. The parents see to it that their children are well prepared for their school experience by creating a learning atmosphere in the home which serves as a vehicle in fulfilling the inherent need on mental stimulation.…
During the second stage of child development, adolescence, parents can still be in the best position to offer advice even though the children might not accept it. In this case, perhaps the child's friends would be the best teachers. Adolescents are notoriously rebellious in many cultures and may automatically reject any advice from their parents. My first marriage for instance, was solely a matter of doing the opposite when my parents tried to intrude in offering their advice. So in such matters, parents should be much more flexible and be rather the partners with their children. So we can see that being a teacher of growing child become more and more complicated case as the time passes and many parents are simply not able to meet the increased demands.…
All human beings will neutrally face a situation that required skills of parenting. That’s why all of us need to really understand the real concept of family management. This course is an important step in the process of understanding the view of parenting. Definitely, this knowledge is applicable in life and become a measure in daily practice as in actions toward becoming good parents.…
There are many factors that children and young person’s development. Parents have the main factor of influence…
When a parent is involved in child’s academic performance a big chance of successful life is soon to be encountered by the child.…
A good of learning process starts from home. When a mother is staying at home, she will have a lot of time to always have a contact with their children’s activities. Especially, at the stage of their growth, parents required a great time to be spent with their children. But, as the leader of the family, husbands should go out for work to provide the convenience of the family in future. So, wife is the suitable role to always be with children when husband is not at home. Children have more time at home compared to school. So, the duty of parent is to continually educate children about the things they did not learn at school. For example, respect the elders, good manners, and religious teachings. A mother who did not work outside the house can always supervise the children on their activities whether their act are right or wrong. If the children are doing wrong the mother can immediately spotted and corrected them. This is because, if they are neglected by the parents because their parents are so busy focusing on works, they might tend to continually doing wrong since there is nobody going to remind and give advice to them all time. Thus, a mother who did not work outside the house is very much needed by the husbands in order to help them give a good education for children at…
It is often said that parents are the first teacher of a child. As a priority, parents should be the first teacher in helping a child to become hard workers, kind, respectful, responsible and also helping them get away from social illnesses in our society. In order for a child to become hard workers, loving and supportive, parents must involve children of both genders in any home activities. If parents going out for nightclub; as a start to help keeping the child away from social illnesses, parents must keep children at home under the supervision of an adult. Parents must provide their children with their necessary needs so as to help them become responsible, respectful or kind. Therefore, parents must take full responsibilities for helping a child to become well discipline, productive and someone who is with positive attitudes.…
Secondly, almost for sure, all parents really love their children and consider them angels. And they will try their best to provide us the best information and their own experience. Therefore parents are also a wonderful knowledge resource and the children never have to worry about the quality. Most successful businessmen have to admit that they can't get current achievement without their parent's advice. In one side, parents indirectly lead us to success.…