Truthfully, parenting should be explained as the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting also refers to raising a child aside from the biological relationship. However, fitting this into the Caribbean context of various parenting styles and the effect on their Children’s behaviour one must understand the dynamics of parenting in the Caribbean region noted by ECFS: 2008, unit 3 readings. The concept of training underlines obedience, self-discipline and academic success. This provides a possible explanation for why authoritarian parenting fosters positive behavioural outcomes in children of collectivist societies. The Caribbean …show more content…
Trinidad especial has two dominant races the Indo and Afro decent both came from a slave background with so many challenges for survival noted by Catherine Descartes (2012). She mentioned as a result of its tragic history it contributes to the country’s disciplinary style of authoritarian and uninvolved parenting; and by extension the Caribbean region. The effects on the behaviour of children from authoritarian parenting The effect of the behaviour on children of authoritarian parenting, shows that children rarely learn to think on their own and they feel pressured to conform. They usually become socially withdrawn, and may also find it hard to deal with anger and could develop a tendency to act out their feelings, and most time they may appear to be very angry and resentful and frustrated. They may also develop an attitude of fear of failure due to the pressure in their environment. Children from that kind of family, often have a low self-esteem and develop a resentment of authority noted by Stephen Walton (2012). He further explained that parents who still practice they type of parenting technique today, often dictates by nationality, culture or ethnic background, which was previously emphasize by Catherine Descartes. Stephen Walton continue others who were raised themselves by this type of