Childrearing explanation

Question 1

Name childrearing strategies

- (LIP)

Answer 1

1) Induction
2) Love withdrawal
3) Power assertion

Question 2

Induction

Answer 2

• Involves explaining to a child what it is they did wrong and what the consequences of their actions are
• Helps a child to identify what they did wrong and see how their behavior has affected others
• Encourages empathy as the child learns to see from someone else’s perspective

Question 3

Love withdrawal

Answer 3

• A parent withdraws their love for the child to make them feel guilty for their bad behavior
• A parent may show their disapproval by imposing conditions on their affection for the child
  e. g. saying they do not love them when they are bad
• The child’s feelings are manipulated in a way that they do not develop a sense an individuality and independence because they have been rejected

Question 4

Power assertion

Answer 4

• When a parent uses physical and verbal punishment
  e. g. criticising a child openly or hitting them to make them behave
• This is associated with childhood delinquency as it leads to low self-esteem because the child may not feel worthy of being loved
• It can also develop into aggression especially if the punishment given is lengthy and severe or inconsistent punishment

Question 5

A weakness of parental strategies

Answer 5

• Does suggest that parents are responsible for producing a child’s delinquent behavior.
• However, there are many other factors such as friends that contribute to delinquency