PSYC 7 Study Guide - Final Guide: Parenting Styles, Direct Instruction, Reinforcement
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Chapter 7 socioemotional development in middle childhood: family relationships, systems view of families a. i. Family exist for economic, emotional, and childrearing purposes: parenting styles b. i. What works in parenting? b. ii. 1. b. ii. 2. b. ii. 3. b. ii. 4. b. iii. 1. Generally warm yet high parental control: direct instruction: telling children what to do, when, and explaining why, coaching: explaining links between behavior and emotions, modeling: learning by observing and imitating what parents do and say a. i. Reinforces crying for lucy and doing the chore to stop the crying for dad a. i. 3. b. More stressful environment/bad behaviors = hard on development: children"s influence c. i. Age: warmth is shown different to toddlers vs. adolescents. Difficult children may lead parents to more authoritarian styles: siblings d. i. Most do well some prone to problems adjusting to school/conduct disorders d. ii. 2. Related to age and pre-adoption care quality d. iii. First-born = more affection but more discipline as well. Later born = generally more relaxed: divorce & remarriage e. i.
