Thursday, May 2, 2013

Parenting




Already onto week 5! Time flies. Anyway, of all the information we covered this week I think I really enjoyed, and want to talk about the article "Parenting: The Lost Art?" I found that I did not get bored at all and the article held my attention through the entire thing. I don't have children but I plan to in the future. Now, this does not mean that I have not experienced different types of parenting. Although moms and dads have different parenting styles I am very fortunate, and was raised by both of my parents in the same home. I also saw many types of parenting styles through my friend’s parents. My really good girl friends parents went through a divorce when she turned 9. Being raised in two different homes by two different parents can be tough. It's so devastating to see how common and easy divorce and or broken homes has become in this society.
All Parents have a lot of responsibility when it comes to raising their children. The article explained that “Parents are not only obligated to feed and shelter the young, but to teach them self-control, civility, and a meaningful way of understanding the world.” That is a lot of expectation from someone to instill on their children. I think that because of this, parents have started to have the attitude of “My child-right-or-wrong”. They have become parent advocates, parents who think it is more important to be friends with their children and to create a fun environment. I found that because parents have this attitude and are advocates, children are doing more and more inappropriate things, and watching inappropriate shows on TV. Part of this behavior has to do with the American culture. People here are so concerned about ones rights that they forget about responsibilities. I also think that quantity is equally as important as quality when spending time with your children. What happened to raising children the traditional way? Could it be that it's hard nowadays to raise children to be real in a unreal world, because of the way our society eats away at your soul via television, internet, and other media forms. I don’t know!
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  1. UnknownMay 4, 2013 at 2:42 PM

    I agree today there is not so much emphasis put on raising your kids to be respectful or being a actual parent, now days the cool thing is to allow your child to express them selves. Respect, morals and modesty seem to be something of the past.Instead of having a society full of well raised kids we are driving in to them to be unique ( just like everyone else!). It sad because like the video this week talked about we as a society have made it shockingly clear as to what it means to be a man, but we seemed to forget to teach these boys what it means to be a husband, a father, a household leader. Where as it used to be you were a successful man if you made a living for your family were a good husband and a good father, now the "right of passage" seems to be violence, being tough. You don't bring your wife flowers you smack her around if she gets out of line. Its a sad day when boys are no longer being parented by parents but shaped by a society that the statistics are so staggering.

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  2. UnknownMay 9, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    It is absolutely alarming how high the divorce rates keep climbing. I was also fortunate enough to have been raised by both of my parents in the household, but most of my friends did not have that luxury. Divorces is always hard on children but there are times, due to certain circumstances, that divorce is the best option; growing up in an environment with physical or substance abuse would be worse than a divorce. Parenting is becoming a lost art these days. I think that a lot of it has to do with our culture and what has become accepted as normal. Children should have rules, morals, and respect instilled in them. I think that a lot of that went out the window when parents and teachers had to worry about how they reprimand children. I just don’t understand why so many parents find it acceptable to all their children to be exposed to material that is obviously inappropriate. Kudos to the parents who are more concerned about being a parent than a friend.

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  3. UnknownMay 9, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    I have two children. One of them is my husbands son and the other is from a previous relationship. I always feel my oldest son is at a disadvantage because he has to deal with 2 different parenting styles. I am authoritative and his father is a permissive parent and basically lets him do whatever he wants. Sometimes my son says he wants to go live with his dad when he is mad at me for saying no about something, but in the end he will see that I have his best interest at heart. And yes, time flies, not just in school. Wait until you do have kids and you will see just how fast it flies. Thank you for sharing. I always enjoy your posts.

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