Family and Cultural Influences

Question 1

Parenting Styles

AuthorITARIAN

Answer 1

Authoritarian:
try to control their children’s behavior and attitudes through unquestioned mandates.

Expect rules and regulations to be followed rigidly and unquestioningly.

Question 2

Parenting Styles

Permissive

Answer 2

Permissive:
Exert little or no control over their children’s actions.

Allow their children to regulate their own activity.

Consider themselves to be resources, not role models.
Lax , inconsistent discipline.

Question 3

Parenting Styles

AuthorITATIVE

Answer 3

Authoritative:
combine practices from both above parenting styles.

Direct their children’s behavior and attitudes by emphasizing the reason for rules.

Respect individuality of each child and allow the child to voice objections.

Control is firm and consistent but tempered with encouragement, understanding, and security.

Question 4

Methods for Minimizing Misbehavior

Answer 4

Set realistic goals
Set up for success
Give Praise

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• Use positive language
• Intervene early
• Give advance notice
• Minimize chance for failure

Question 5

Limit setting/Discipline for Minimizing Misbehavior

Answer 5

Create trusting environment
Set clear rules
Set example
Revisit rules

Explain the “no”
Keep promises
Avoid conflict
Offer chance for child decisions

Question 6

Define culture

Answer 6

A pattern of assumptions, beliefs, and practices that unconsciously frames or guides the outlook, decisions, and actions of a group of people; a “way of life”

Question 7

Culture plays a critical role in?

Answer 7

parenting behaviors that facilitate child development and self-esteem