1. Parents, Peers, and Early Experiences

2. Parenting Styles
Have you ever noticed that there are different ways parents raise their children?
Some are easy-going, some are strict, some are carefree, some are controlling.

3. Parenting Styles What are the different parenting styles?
How can parents and peers shape children’s development?

4. Three Parenting Styles
Authoritarian
Parents who impose rules and expect immediate obedience.
“Don’t interrupt!” “Because I said so!”
“Don’t stay out late or you’re grounded”
Parents are in total control
(for a while)

5. Three Parenting Styles
Permissive
Parents who give in to their children’s desires.
There are few demands and little punishment.
Children are in control
(or so it seems)

6. Three Parenting Styles

7. Three Parenting Styles

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9. Three Parenting Styles
Authoritative
Parents exert control by setting rules and enforcing them, but they also explain the reasons for the rules.
They allow open discussion when making rules and allow exceptions
(when reasonable)

10. Three Parenting Styles
Authoritarian is like a barbarian
Authoritative is creative

11. Three Parenting Styles
These styles have been described like the three bears in Goldilocks' story:
Too hard
Too soft
Just right

12. Parents Influence on Development
How much can you blame (or credit) someone’s behavior on their parents?
“To be frank, officer,
my parents never set boundaries.”

13. Parents Influence on Development
Where parenting does matter.
Influence is clearest at the extremes:
Abused children who become abusive
Neglected who become neglectful
The loved but firmly handled who become self- confident and socially competent.

14. Parents Influence on Development
Where parenting does matter.
Influence also appears to be remarkable in academic and vocational successes.

15. Parents Influence on Development
Where parenting doesn’t matter.
Environmental influences on personality typically account for less than 10% of children’s differences.
Two children in the same family are as different in personality as pairs of children selected randomly from the population.

16. Parents Influence on Development
Conclusion
“Parents should be given less credit for children who turn out great and blamed less for kids who don’t.”
- Sandra Scarr

17. Peer Influence on Development
During childhood and adolescence, we are influenced by our groups as we seek to fit in.
Tend to adopt the language accent of peers over what is at home
Teens who start smoking typically have friends who smoke

18. Peer Influence on Development
As we develop, we play, date, and partner with peers. It’s no wonder children and youth are sensitive and responsive to peer pressure.

19. Assignment
You have seen posters or billboards intended to influence people for the good. You are to design a bumper sticker intended to influence your peers for the good. Come up with a concept to encourage, persuade, influence, reassure, embolden, or comfort your peers for the good.
It must include
A catchy slogan or saying
A picture
Lots of color