1. a. The interaction of Parent A and their child happened at Nordstrom Rack. Since that is my place of employment, I thought it was a perfect opportunity to observe some parent child interactions. b. The child appeared to be at least 5 years old. c. The child was with her mom. d. I observed the way that the mother was trying to handle her child’s temper tantrum while she was shopping in the store. e. When her child was not getting what they wanted, they began to scream and cry. The mother simply ignored the child’s outburst and continued shopping. When the child finally calmed down, the mother took her out of the cart and let her walk next to her while she held her hand.
2. a. The interaction of parent B took place at Target. b. I would say the child was about 6 or 7 years old. c. The child was with her mom. d. Once again, I observed a temper tantrum and how the mom was handling it. e. The child was throwing a tantrum and the mom was yelling very loudly at them. Then made it worse by turning him around and spanking her, causing her to cry even more. She did not let her child pick out a
…show more content…
I think that my reaction to him would be considered appropriate because I am using an I-message, telling him that I expect him to behave a certain way, and rewarding him for his good behavior. Some may think that the spanking is inappropriate, but, “The general findings in the preschool years are that use of mild physical punishment of a slap or two on the buttocks with the flat of the hand does not cause problems in children behavior, but if punishment continues on when children enter school, then they are likely to become more aggressive and noncompliant.” (Brooks, 2013, p. 198) If spanking my child for misbehaving is just a temporary act, I think that it would be considered appropriate. Same with the scolding of my child, researches found that verbal punishment of children under 3 does not relate to their level of aggressiveness in the future. (Brooks,