Effects of Mother’s Child-Rearing Value and Discipline Style on Adjustment of Young Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-77
Author(s):  
Kyoung A Kim ◽  
Yeong Hee Kim ◽  
Su Jin Park
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Child Rearing

scholarly journals The Pioneers of Parents' Centre: Movers and Shakers for Change in the Philosophies and Practices of Childbirth and Parent Education in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Marie Bell
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Shape Change ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
The Social ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Changing Times

<p>This thesis presents the voices of 17 pioneers of the organisation parents' Centre, founded in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1952. They reflect on Parents' Centre's contribution to the welfare and happiness of young children and their parents, and the challenges and satisfactions for them as 'movers and shakers' of an entrenched system. The pioneers, 13 women and 3 men, were a group of professionals and parents educated in the progressive tradition who worked as volunteers to found and develop the organisation. They challenged the well-established and generally respected views of the policymakers of the 1950s about the management of childbirth and parent education for young children. They believed that the education and care of the child from birth to three needed to be brought into line with the progressive principles and practices which had been gaining ground in the schools and pre-schools of New Zealand since the 1920s and which emphasised holistic development, especially the psychological aspects. Using Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory I set the study within the social climate of the 1950s to assess the contribution the changing times made to the success of the organisation. I identified the social and economic forces which brought change both in the institutions of society and within every day family life, particularly for young children and their parents. As researcher, I added my voice to their reflections while also playing the role of analyst. The study used an oral history method to record the stories of the participants from a contemporary perspective. My involvement in the organisation over 50 years gave me insider knowledge and a rapport with the people interviewed. Using a loosely structured interview I adopted a collegial method of data gathering. A second interview, two years after the first, informed the pioneers about my use of the interview material and gave opportunities for critical comments on my analysis. It became apparent that under the leadership of Helen Brew, parents' Centre was able to influence change. Analyses of the background of the pioneers and of the educationalists who influenced them in training, career and parenthood show that key influences on the pioneers were lecturers at Wellington and Christchurch Training Colleges and Victoria University of Wellington. The liberal thrust of these educational institutions reinforced similar philosophical elements in the child rearing practices experienced by the pioneers. Overall, the pioneers expressed satisfaction with the philosophies and practice they advocated at that time, their achievements within Parent's Centre, and pride in founding a consumer organisation effective for New Zealand conditions. They saw Parents' Centre as having helped to shape change. This study documents the strategies used by Parents' Centre to spread its message to parents, policy makers and the general public. At the end of the study the pioneers were in agreement that the change in the role of women, particularly as equal breadwinners with men, presented a challenge to the consumer and voluntary aspects of the organisation of Parents' Centre today. Some felt the organisation had lost its radical nature and was at risk of losing the consumer voice. Nonetheless, all the pioneers felt that Parents' Centre still had a part to play in providing effective ante-natal education 'by parents for parents' and a continuing role in working for change in the services in accordance with the needs of parents and children under three.</p>

Relationship between Parental Androgyny and Early Child-Rearing Ideals and Practices

1981 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 667-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Flake-Hobson ◽  
Bryan E. Robinson ◽  
Patsy Skeen
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Single Parents ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Role Orientation ◽  
Sex Role Orientation ◽  
Bem Sex Role Inventory ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Psychological Measure

This study was designed to investigate the child-rearing ideals and practices of sex-typed and androgynous parents of young children. It was hypothesized that sex-typed and androgynous parents would select their own sex-role orientation as their idealized child's orientation and that sex-typed parents would differ from androgynous parents on their reported child-rearing practices. A total of 119 parents (single parents were excluded) participated by completing the Bem Sex-role Inventory (Bem, 1974) and the Child-rearing Practices Report (Block, 1965). A chi squared analysis indicated that sex-typed parents preferred that their children grow up to be sex-typed and androgynous parents preferred that their children grow up to be androgynous. A one-way analysis of variance indicated no significant differences between the child-rearing practices of sex-typed and androgynous parents, except that sex-typed fathers emphasized achievement more than androgynous fathers. It was recommended that future researchers consider children's behaviors as elicitors of parental child-rearing practices and that a behavioral as well as a psychological measure be employed to identify androgynous parents.

scholarly journals Who Comes Back? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Reentry Behavior of Exiting Teachers

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason A. Grissom ◽  
Michelle Reininger
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Experienced Teachers ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Longitudinal Surveys ◽  
Lead Teachers ◽  
Teacher Work ◽  
Return To Teaching

While a large literature examines the factors that lead teachers to leave teaching, few studies have examined what factors affect teachers’ decisions to reenter the profession. Drawing on research on the role of family characteristics in predicting teacher work behavior, we examine predictors of reentry. We employ survival analysis of time to reentry for exiting teachers using longitudinal data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth. We find that younger, better paid, and more experienced teachers are more likely to reenter. We also find that women are more likely to return to teaching than men. Child rearing plays an important role in this difference. Women are less likely to reenter with young children at home. We conclude that reentrants may be an important source of teacher labor supply and that policies focused on the needs of teachers with young children may be effective ways for districts to attract returning teachers.

scholarly journals What Mothers of Young Children Care about: A Grounded Theory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Gowri Parameswaran
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Personal Wellbeing ◽  
Mother Child Relationship ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Mainstream psychology of parenting styles minimizes the wisdom of mothers in being able to navigate parenting within a complex ever-changing system. This empirical study involves in-depth interviews conducted in two different contexts. This paper explores the major concerns mothers have about their child-rearing experiences, their children&rsquo;s welfare, and the impact that these concerns have had on their personal wellbeing. The paper will outline some ways in which mothers attempt to address the barriers to a fulfilling mother-child relationship.

scholarly journals Stress Factors and Child-rearing Practices in Somali-Canadian Mothers of Young Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Kediye
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Negative Experiences

This study investigated stress factors and child-rearing practicess in Somali-Canadian mothers of young children (between 6 to 12 years of age) diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. A grounded theory methodology was used for this study. Focus group discussions were held with 10 mothers residing in Toronto. Nine categories arose which were compiled into four themes 1) concerns and uncertainty over the child's development, 2) language and cultural barriers, 3) lack of resources and 4) financial burden. It was discovered that major stressors included lack of informal support, negative experiences from professionals, and financial challenges. The participants indicated that their major coping system was acceptance of their child's condition.

Paternal Separation Anxiety: Relationships With Parenting Stress, Child-Rearing Attitudes, and Maternal Anxieties

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 341-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirby Deater-Deckard ◽  
Sandra Scarr ◽  
Kathleen McCartney ◽  
Marlene Eisenberg
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Separation Anxiety ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Employed Mothers ◽  
Employment Concerns

Employed mothers of young children worry about the effects of daily separation on their children Do fathers have similar anxieties? Because fathers are expected to leave the home and go to work, psychologists have not studied fathers' concerns about daily separation from their babies and preschool children In this study, we investigated fathers' and mothers' separation anxiety and the relationships between separation anxiety and family and child-care characteristics The sample included 589 married couples from a larger study of families and center-based child care Data were collected through in-home and center visits Fathers and mothers had similar levels of Separation Anxiety However, fathers reported slightly higher Concern for the Child, and mothers reported higher Employment Concerns Fathers' perceptions of their wives' anxieties were higher by half a standard deviation compared with mothers' reports Fathers' and mothers self-reported separation anxieties were modestly correlated Paternal separation anxiety was most strongly associated with fathers' perceptions of their wives' separation concerns, not with mothers' reported anxieties, which suggested ego defensiveness and projection

Measuring child‐rearing goals for parents with young children: A scoping review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace W.K. Ho ◽  
Athena C.Y. Chan ◽  
Deborah A. Gross
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Child Rearing
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