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PROGRAMME DIPLOMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION PROGRAMME
SEMESTER SEMESTER 2
DUE DATES WEEK 4
TWO ADVANTAGES OF PRACTICING AN AUTHORITATIVE
PARENTING STYLE ON CHILDREN’S SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT.

The main benefit is that children may be more likely to develop a strong
emotional bond to their parents. They also tend to be happier. Other benefits
include:
Better coping skills
Everyone deals with anger, frustration, and sadness at some point. Yet, we
also learn how to deal with these emotions to control our behavior and
feelings.
Emotional regulation is something that’s learned. Children of authoritative
parents have stronger emotional regulatory skills.
This is likely due to these parents encouraging, but also guiding, their children
to problem-solve when stressful situations arise. They teach at an early age
how to cope rather than removing obstacles for them. And because of their
ability to self-regulate and cope, these children tend to be better problem
solvers.
Higher academic performance
Authoritative parents are invested in and supportive of their child’s schooling.
These parents keep a close eye on their child’s grades and homework.
When it’s possible they’re present at school events and meetings. Their
expectations for home and in school are consistent but reasonable and age-
appropriate.
One 2015 study of 290 people found that college grade point averages were
moderately higher in those with “high authoritative” parents than with “low
authoritative” parents.

Authoritative Parenting Examples

Authoritative parents:
 Are warm, attuned, and nurturing.
 Listen to the children.
 Allow autonomy and encourage independence.
 Reason with children instead of demanding blind obedience.
 Establish clear rules for good behavior.
 Consistently enforce boundaries.
 Use positive discipline or reasoning instead of punitive, forceful measures
to discipline.
 Earn, not demand, children’s respect.

TWO NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON CHILDREN’S WELLBEING IF THE

PARENTS PRACTICENEGLECTFUL / UNINVOLVED PARENTING STYLE.

Uninvolved parents have little emotional involvement with their kids. While
they provide for basic needs like food and shelter, they are, for the most part,
uninvolved in their children's lives. The exact degree of involvement may vary
considerably.
Examples of the uninvolved parenting style include:
 Ignoring their child when they are upset or crying.
 Expecting their children to care for themselves.
 Not respecting a child's interests.
 Failing to provide adequate supervision for a child.
Some uninvolved parents may be relatively hands-off with their kids, but may
still have some basic limits such as curfews. Others may be downright
neglectful or even reject their children outright. Kids might be given the bare
minimum they need for survival, such as shelter, nourishment, and clothing,
yet little or nothing in the way of guidance or affection.
Causes of Uninvolved Parenting
It is important to note that uninvolved parenting is often not intentional. It may
arise for a number of different reasons, including things like parental
experience and stress.
Parents who exhibit an uninvolved parenting style were often raised by
uninvolved and dismissive parents. As adults, they may find themselves
repeating the same patterns they were raised with. Other parents who display
this style may simply be so caught up in their busy lives that they find it easier
to take a hands-off approach to dealing with their children.
In some cases, parents may be so wrapped up in their own problems being
overworked, coping with depression, struggling with substance abuse) that
they actually fail to see how uninvolved they are with their children or are
simply unable to provide the emotional support their children need.
Effects of Uninvolved Parenting
Researchers associate parenting styles with a range of child outcomes in
areas such as social skills and academic performance. The children of
uninvolved parents generally perform poorly in nearly every area of life. These
children tend to display deficits in cognition, attachment, emotional skills, and
social skills.
Due to the lack of emotional responsiveness and love from their caretakers,
children raised by uninvolved parents may have difficulty forming attachments
later in life.
The complete lack of boundaries in the home makes it difficult to learn
appropriate behaviors and limits in school and other social situations, which is
why children with uninvolved parents are more likely to misbehave.
Children require love, attention, and encouragement to thrive. So it’s no
surprise that uninvolved parenting can have a negative effect on a child.