1) Chapter 12 was about raising children. The first section was about contemporary roles that parents play. Then there were different theories about how children develop presented. The theories of Mead, Piaget, and Erikson were included. Next, it talked about variations in parenting, depending on social class and ethnicity. The part after that was about changes in parenting throughout life, and the adjustments that may need to be made. Then, the book talked about gay and lesbian families and parenting. The next section was about different styles of parenting and discipline. Next, there was a part about options for arranging childcare and the effects of it. Last, social issues and well being of children currently were discussed.
2) One thing I thought was really interesting was the parent about myths about babies. The first myth mentioned was that you can tell how smart a baby will be later on in life. The second was that more stimulation is always better. The third was that picking up babies spoils them. The fourth was that if a baby will have special talents they will always develop early. And the last was that conflicts between parents don’t affect babies. I thought this was a very good idea to include this part in the book. The reason I found it so interesting was because I think that these 5 things, are commonly thought to be true by parents, even though all of them were proven to be false.
3) One question I had was about different cultures and their babies. The book mentioned Latino families read to their kids less, but are very likely to expect them to graduate from college. Why do people think this is? Could it be just a stronger emphasis on independence? Or is there more to it?
Natalie LaBarbera
I think it depends on where the children are being raised. Within Latino families, there might be a stronger emphasis on the function on the family, maintaining the household and following familial traditions where the parents might leave the education simply to the system. Also, you have to recognize what kind of situation the kids are coming up in. Is it a single parent household, are the parents forced to work with little time to spend doing activities such as reading with their children? I think a lot goes into Latino families specifically and other races reading to their kids less. I'm sure regardless of what race all parents feel it would be beneficial to read to their children, but outside forces might prevent them from doing so.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Faith. There are definitely different factors that may cause a parent not to read to their child. Also, a part from those outside factors, there could be factor within the family that could cause the lack of reading, the bigger push for independence, and the pressure to graduate college. I factors I am thinking about are whether or not the parents were read to by their parents. If you were not read to as a child chances are that you may not find it completely necessary to read to your children, just for the simply fact that you "turned out fine".
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