FRHD 3040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Motivation, Parenting, Parenting Styles

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3040
• Professor: David Green

Document Summary

Tasks of parenting: psychological goals of parenting, specific development goals. Recognition of cultural variations in beliefs and practices. Autonomy and relatedness: no dichotomy, similar goals in diverse cultural contexts, coexistence of collectivist and individualist values in communities. Increased globalization: co(cid:373)ple(cid:454) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)eptualizatio(cid:374) of (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)"s de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, changes in immigration, political and economic trends, technological advancement. Values and developmental goals: personal choice. Intrinsic motivation and persistence: self esteem, self maximization, connection to family and other close relationships, orientation towards the larger group, respect and obedience. Developmental goals based on co-existence of values: conflicting= interfering, additive= endorsement of both with explicit connection, functional dependence= importance as a path to developmental goals in either individualism or collectivism. Parenting style is a constellation of attitudes towards the child that are communication to the child and create an emotional (cid:272)li(cid:373)ate i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h the pare(cid:374)t"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iours are expressed. Parenting practices- specific, goal directed behaviours through which parents preform their parental duties.