Lecture 5 Flashcards
authoritative parenting
parenting in which warmth and responsiveness are combined
with clear and consistent rules,
What is important for authoritative parents and the establishing of rules
- Rules developmentally appropriate
- Explain why these rules are necessary
- Ask their children for input when formulating rules
- Consistently enforce the rules they set
authoritarian style parenting
characterized by strict rules and little
warmth. requires self-regulation from parent
permissive style parenting
parents are warm but provide little structure
self-regulation
ability to resist impulses and temptations that
keep us from achieving our long-term goals
People who struggle with self-regulation are at a greater risk of succumbing to behaviors that lead to problems such as
obesity
substance abuse
spiraling debt
unwanted pregnancy
Mission of authoritative parents:
help children accept and
internalize the rules and requirements of their environment and society in general
Children’s initial compliance comes from
extrinsic motivation: avoid punishment or to please their parents
authoritative parenting: , extrinsic motivations will likely turn intrinsic
Several forms of inconsistent enforcement of rules
Giving into temper tantrum
being unwilling to punish child in the moment of drama (too tired or having visitors)
These forms have negative outcomes
Inconsistent parenting consequences
increased conflict in fam
stimulates resistance (psychological reactance)
psychological reactance
resisting authority, unwilling to listen to authority
Why are limits in media use for teens harder to set for parents?
Can have boomerang effect
Effectiveness from parental discipline depends on:
degree to which children consider their parents’ authority legitimate
3 domains of parenting (Smetana)
- Moral: ex. lying and stealing. good/bad
- Conventional: ex. table manners, doing homework
- Personal: individual preferences ex. clothing, music, friends
Parental mediation
all the actions of adults aimed at making children media literate
Change in parental mediation in the last few years
mediation to proactive media monitoring
proactive media monitoring
keeping eye on what children are
doing with media, with who, how, and when.
ex. Google Family Link App
proactive monitoring is most effective when it is a two-way process
fact
two kinds of proactive media monitoring
Restrictive: content, time, place
Active: communication from parents before,
during, or after media use. Aim to reinforce or
weaken media’s potential effects
background media exposure
unintentional media
exposure
negative outcomes in young children due to background media exposure
Lower sustained attention during playtime
Lower-quality parent-child interactions
Weaker executive function
Why is it time to reconsider the 1999 AAP guidelines for children (Christakis)
policy statement could
not have taken into account the development of apps for tablets, which have been on the
market only since 2010
Kids’ exposure to media violence can
- Affect children’s aggression
- Stimulate restlessness
- Make it more difficult to participate in imaginary play and creative
activities
Factual active media monitoring
emphasize the unrealistic nature of violent entertainment or call attention to the formal mechanisms of such entertainment
