Mind Minded Parenting & Managing Behaviour
Helps child to form securely attachment style which in turn helps with social development. This can predict infant attachment style. Mothers with increased sensitivity to an infants needs and signals. There is no measure for fathers.
Describe a child you know or your own child… Keep in mind there is no wrong answer. This is just an exercise.
Parents who are mind minded treat their children as individuals with minds rather than creatures with physical needs. These parents talk to their children about their minds and what we do with our different minds.
Mind-minded parents Are more likely to act as if baby’s vocalisations are an attempt to communicate. They pay attention to their baby’s gaze. Engage in appropriate talk with their baby commenting on what the baby may be feeling or thinking. Assume that their children can understand and gain from conversations about mental states.
Aids in socio-emotional development There are studies suggesting that individual differences in mind-mindedness may have links between security of attachment, Theory of Mind, and socio-cognitive and socio- emotional development. This means children who interact with parents who are aware of their minds are more likely to be aware of others’ minds!
There have been no studies to date that have tested this theory. Awareness of the tenants of this parenting style may increase the probability of mind- minded parenting. If your mother was mind-minded, you will be more likely to be mind-minded yourself.
Engaging in corrective methods when infants engage in undesirable behavior. Fussing Crying Throwing objects Methods for guiding behavior change as infants reach their second year.
Method12 Months24 Months Spank with hand14%45% Slap infants hand21%31% Yell in anger36%81% Threaten19%63% Withdraw privileges18%52% Time-out12%60% Reason85%100% Divert attention100% Negotiate50%90% Ignore64%90%
As children grew the number of parents that used certain kinds of guiding behavior increased. Examine the categories: Reason Negotiate Ignore Why do you think they have increased so drastically?