Parenting Styles and Development

Parenting Styles and Development Checkpoint

By: Brittany Jones

Axia College University of Phoenix

There are several changes that we go through in our lifetime that we can both handle and move towards the next one or we struggle and dread the approach of what is to come next. I am a firm believer that how we handle situations in our life is the responsibility of our parents and what type of individuals they mold us to become.

A child that comes from a home that filled with warmth and nurturance will be able to handle situations in a calmer manner. Having a home that is surrounded with happiness and love I think makes a child feel more comfortable with themselves. For example, if a child going through puberty is struggling, living in an environment where they are loved and accepted no matter what it may be easier for them to adjust to the changes and to talk to their parents about how they feel.

An adult that grew up with expectations of maturity and control would be expected to handle mature situations and it would not be limited to changes that occurred throughout their life. An adult that grew up with these expectations would most likely be aware of the changes such as puberty or menopause that will occur in their life and already be prepared to take it on.

I think that an adult that came from a disciplinary family will have a harder time adjusting to the changes that would occur later in life due to the simple fact that they no longer have the control. Their abilities are fading, vision becoming faint overall just not what they used to be. I think that this may cause an onset of possible depression if they did not prepare ahead of time.