Parenting According To Freakonomics By Steven Levitt And Stephen Dubner

One piece of evidence to support my claim is a passage from bell hooks’ essay Childhood Love Lessons. hook makes a point that studies showed that that males and females who were violently humiliated and abused repeatedly, with no caring intervention, were likely to be dysfunctional and will be predisposed to abuse others violently (hook 15). This piece of evidence shows that we are shaping the way how our children will react and do certain things in their future. They will learn different meanings of love and discipline than other kids will. By the parents or abuser, the kids will learn that this is the only or right way to discipline a child so this will happen to their children.

By later going on to say that the key to good parenting lies in who a parent is and not what a parent does, a unique and appealing look into human behavior is revealed. In both of these cases, the occasion and abstract details discussed appeal to a large audience of individuals interested in reading current, unique

Anger is a strong motivator, but should be worked out in a healthy way to avoid unnecessary consequences. Children and teenagers make mistakes often and should be punished for bad behavior, but not for the

Parenting is one of the most important if not the most important responsibility someone can undertake. A good parent is responsible for the physical and emotional development of a child who in the beginning is totally dependent on parents. Parenting is not an easy job. If you are incapable of this responsibility, you should not be a parent. At the beginning of her book, The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls, her parents were incapable of providing a safe environment for their young, innocent children.

If I was told to do something, sometimes I would only obey if it was my dad telling me what to do; mom was really annoyed about that. Getting into my childhood years was about the same as my toddler years, I’m a daddy’s girl and always will be. Now my teenage years are different, as lots of stuff happened that made me think and mature

Discipline causes children to center their consideration and outrage toward an “unfair” parent, maybe than on learning upon their claim

Children who grow up with permissive parents tend to struggle academically and they may even exhibit behavioral problems for the reason that they will most likely not appreciate authority and

Sometimes people don’t realize how much their decisions and choices can effect others around them. Parenting is one of these such cases. The thought of having to raise children is loved by many people, but it is often a feared reality. Many people don’t see themselves as being capable of being a parent, even though they are very capable of being a good parent. Some of the best examples of good parenting fall into the book To Kill a Mockingbird.

Being a parent is much more than being the parent. One must care for and nurture their children to insure their children grow into their full potential. Parents must supply the foundation required to build their children into efficient members of society. Without a parental figure guiding children through life, children would be completely and utterly lost in this world. In the short story of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Victor is a prime example of a neglectful father whose child is lost in the world.

Nowadays most parent do not discipline their children because they feel that it is unnecessary. Children should learn discipline early in life so they can learn other stuff as they get older. Also so other people do not have to teach it to them. When a child is disciplined it shows that they have respect not only for themselves but

Personally speaking, through my research discoveries I have resonated a lot with this issue. During my childhood I had a friend whose parents unfortunately did really incorporate corporal punishment as a tactic and looking back I could see in her character that she was never the same. As each playdate passed both I and my mother noticed her decreased in energy and she became very distant. At such a small age I was starting to realize that I could have been in her situation but my parents chose not to discipline me in that abusive sense. A very traumatic story is an American true crime documentary, The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez reveals the horrible maltreatment that two parents committed to their eight year old son.

Permissive parents usually support their children to become sucessful in their life by being nurturing and kind. Children of lenient parents are normally really creative. It comes down to the fact that they are not bound by rules or procedures and are free to try new things. (Home: Raise smart kid article) Their creativity gives them the ability to come up with their own unique initiatives that can be surprisingly helpful.

In different instances, this would come up in conversations and the reactions were for the majority “that’s awful” or “poor thing” or “I can’t understand how anyone could do such a thing” and I never fully understood why. My mother was raised with an abusive father and a compromising mother (who too was dealing with the abuse), so I have seen how a negative experience can have a positive impact/result (message) on a person/child. I have now grown a curiosity to understand the different limits of child abuse and believe what my parents did benefitted me and any other children who received this discipline. With that in mind, I am going to define, and explore different aspects of child abuse with some modern examples.     Some people believe that physical punishments can be degrading and negatively affect the mental health of the child compared to those who think it teaches discipline and how to respect others without any significant damage to the child 's psyche.

The Bible teaches the necessity of correcting disobedient children. Discipline is a part of life for everyone, and those who rebel against the authority of parents are to be chastised. Proverbs 19:18 says, “Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; / do not be a willing party to their death.” My mom used to tell me as a youngster that God frowned upon children that disobey their parents.

Unlike my father, my mother is very strict. When I was a teenager, my mother would punish me for simple mistakes. I remember her spanking my brothers and me for not cleaning the dishes well. One the other hand my father do not believe in spanking children. As a child, I loved going to my father’s house for the weekend; he would let me get away with being disobedient.