How to parent an eight-year-old? Well lucky for me I have one that I live with every day. Parenting style is something that I believe you develop over time. We take things we see from those around us, how we grew up and sometimes we just figure out what works best for us through trial and error. Our texts breaks parenting down in through groups Authoritarian, Permissive, and Authoritative. I my home we try to most like Authoritative parents.
Authoritative parents set boundaries but understanding. My son is very busy and curious about everything. Right now he is defiantly pushing his boundaries to see what he can or can not do. As his parent we have encouraged him try everything and if there is something he wants we give him a way to earn it.
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I consider my house hold to be more on the explanation side. We always try to speak to our children about the choices they have made and why they were wrong. We also like to explain what they should have done instead so the next time they are faced with the same choice they will know what to do. Like I said before I think parenting styles are always evolving and I feel that this is one area that really does change throughout your life as a parents until we find what works for us and our children. Some parents chose physical punishment is something that we as a society now frown upon because we know that in long run it cause children so much harm. Other parents use what the book calls Psychological control, where a parent say things to shame and guilt their child into listening. Like physical punishment this can cause long lasting effects on a child self-respect and self-worth. Another option parents may choose time-outs or what the book calls social exclusion, this is where a child is ask to sit away for the activity for a certain amount of time to think about what happened. It also suggest that if this punishment is used that the time out should be no more than 1 min per year of the