This assignment is very interesting and I like it very much. Having myself imagine to be interviewed is a very “COOL” thing! I hope one day I will be interviewed as a Doctorate in psychologist or as a Psychiatrist. For now, day dreaming a wishful thought is kind of satisfying. I thought of my own psychology students to conduct the interview with me. However, do to the short time, I couldn’t arrange for it and achieve it by the deadline. The interview would have been at my office at the school by my psychology students, Elham M. and Daliliah C. They are both high school students at my center, Bright Hope Center Academy. Elham wanted to know why kids tend to give their parents hard time listening to orders or rules. They were referring …show more content…
“Having a clean-cut response was impossible for me to say,” would have been my response to her. Children’s behavior and parents’ reaction should always be determined based on the circumstances of each situation. This obviously will be gained by time and experiences. Parent should evaluate the situation and what caused the child not to listen. There are times child is trying to express specific feelings which make the child difficult to deal with where in fact the child is trying to express his or her opinion or character. This will require from the parent to maintain calmness and engage in a positive conversation. This will encourage reasoning and logical thinking in the child. At the same time, the parent will gain trust and bond with his or her child according to “The Anchoring Function: Parental Authority and the Parent-Child Bond”. I elaborated by adding that child’s confidence and self-esteem are very important to watch for during disciplining process. Situation always should be balanced between speaking logical to the child and understanding the outcome circumstances with the choice of reasonable punishment. For example, when a child doesn’t follow orders, timeout should be communicated with the child and the number of minutes should also be told and explained clearly to him or her. A hug and kiss after the punishment should outbalance the situation to assure the child of his or her parent’s love and care. Elham interrupted my talk by asking, “Does this mean when a child through a tantrum refusing to follow what is told to him or her, parents should set and talk with the child and try to make sense with him or her?” Her question would have been perfect and very much related to disciple topic. Throwing a tantrum circumstances in my opinion, is a discipline matter and it should be dealt