Bre'Anna Smith Malcolm Campbell English 1102 09/25/2013 " oo!" "arents# Aca!

emic S$ccess% &magine that 'o$r parents (ere strict) re*ecting) ne+er listene! to 'o$) an! al(a's ma,ing !ecisions -or 'o$ (ith no i-) an!s) b$ts) or ma'bes -rom 'o$. /o( imagine that the' are accepting) (arm b$t inattenti+e) 'o$r able to ma,e !ecisions e+en at a 'o$ng age) it's 'o$r (orl! 'o$ !o (hat 'o$ (ant. 0r imagine that 'o$r parents are attenti+e) sensiti+e to 'o$r nee!s) an! (illing to accommo!ate to 'o$r perspecti+e) b$t still in control. 1inall') imagine that 'o$r parents (ere emotionall' !etache! an! (ith!ra(n. 2hich t'pe o- parent (o$l! 'o$ (ant% 2hich one !i! 'o$ ha+e% 3esearch sho(s that !i--erent parenting st'les can in-l$ence a chil!'s aca!emic per-ormance as (ell as other characteristics the chil! (ill !e+elop. Clinical an! !e+elopmental ps'chologist) 4iana Ba$mrin! st$!ie! chil! rearing b' (atching parents interact (ith their preschoolers. She then came $p (ith three st'les o- parenting5 a$thoritati+e) a$thoritarian an! permissi+e. A$thoritati+e parents are (arm) responsi+e) attenti+e) patient an! sensiti+e to the chil!'s nee!s) ma,e reasonable !eman!s -or mat$re beha+ior an! enco$rage the chil! to e6press their tho$ghts) !esires an! -eelings. A$thoritarian parents are col! an! re*ecting) engage in coerci+e beha+ioral control) ma,es e6cessi+e !eman!s -or mat$re beha+ior an! ma,e all the !ecisions -or the chil!. "ermissi+e parents are (arm b$t o+erin!$lgent or inattenti+e) are la6 in beha+ior control) ma,e -e( or no !eman!s -or mat$re beha+ior an! allo(s the chil! to ma,e man'

!ecisions 7Ber, 589:. A -o$rth parenting st'le (as a!!e! later in the 19;0s) $nin+ol+e!. An $nin+ol+e! parent is emotionall' !etache! an! (ith!ra(n an! ma' neglect the chil!. <here (ill al(a's be a !ebate on (hat parenting st'le helps a chil!'s aca!emic per-ormance more. <here is no set r$les -or ho( to raise a chil! correctl') e+en tho$gh man' a$thors ha+e (ritten boo,s on the s$b*ect. St$!ies ha+e sho(n that the a$thoritati+e parenting st'le ha+e been -o$n! to be associate! (ith chil!ren's an! a!olescents' school a!*$stment= high le+el o- per-ormance) strong school engagement an! positi+e attit$!es to(ar!s school 7A$nola) Stattin) /$rmi:. 0n the other han!) man' Chinese parents $se the a$thoritarian approach an! -oc$s on a chil!>s achie+ements an! s,ills) res$lting in ho$rs o- !rilling on mathematics) -oreign lang$ages an!/or m$sic instr$ments) thereb' lea+ing room -or nothing else. /o sleepo+ers) no art classes) no !ating 7Ch$a:. ro(ing $p m' mom (as hea+il' in+ol+e! in m' e!$cation. She (as al(a's at m' elementar' school assisting (ith e+ents as (ell as in the o--ice helping the principal. M' mother helpe! me an! m' brother (ith o$r home(or, an! ma!e $s rea! !ail'. She (as !eman!ing b$t responsi+e. ?er parenting st'le (o$l! be labele! as a$thoritati+e. <his st'le o- parenting ma!e me the person & am to!a'. M' mother (as not strict) b$t al(a's instille! the importance o- an e!$cation an! !oing (ell in school. She came to a(ar!s an! helpe! m' brother an! & on pro*ects as (ell as home(or,. 0n the other han! m' -rien! <ori Bro(n's parents (o$l! be labele! as permissi+e. <he' (ere +er' leninent an! allo(e! <ori to !o things other parents (o$l!n't. <ori state! "& -eel li,e i- m' mom (as more a$thoritati+e then & (o$l!n't ha! !one alot o- st$-- &'+e !one@ & ne+er !i! goo! in school be-ore ca$se (hen & got a ba! gra!e & ne+er got in tro$ble so & ne+er reall'

care! to !o it ca$se & ,ne( there (o$l!n't be no reperc$ssions." "2hen parents are in+ol+e! in their chil!ren's e!$cation at home) the' !o better in school. An! (hen parents are in+ol+e! in school) chil!ren go -arther in school an! the schools the' go to are better" 7?en!erson an! Berla) 1999:.....

&t's no (here near -inishe!) b$t &'m not s$re i- it so$n!s right or i- &'m o-- to a goo! start. & thin, & sho$l! narro( it !o(n to one speci-ic parenting st'le being best. <here's a lot o- in-ormation an! &'m tr'ing to pic, the best ones to -it. Also & ha+e a crapp' comp$ter an! & can't get m' last name to be on the top right corner o- each page.