A Research Guide of Practical Ways to Develop Our Youth

A Research Guide of Practical Ways to Develop our Youth

Kevin Hargrave

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Richard Sayles, Instructor

15 December 2010

The purpose of this research is to assess the possible direct effects of authoritative

parenting practices, adjustment to school, and school engagement on minor aggression

and the possible indirect effects of parenting behavior, school adjustment, and school engagement on minor aggression through reduced peer influence. As we grow and become parents or guardians we become the Commanders and Leaders of the youth that we give birth to or supervise. This paper will outline some of the common characteristics of our youth’s development and growth, and provide simple and practical ways in which we can guide our children towards becoming better citizens as well as serve as a preventive guide to keeping our youth from becoming involved in unlawful behavior. It is without saying that the development of our children is the future for us all, and we should pursue the goal of keeping our children safe and “on track” to becoming productive members of our society. As children grow up, they are influenced more and more by the world outside their home, by their friends, parents of friends, teachers, and others they meet and interact with in the outside world. Young children learn from their parents, they are influenced by their genetic makeup, which influences their personality type, e.g. shy, outgoing, smart, athletic, or neurotic (Harris, 2002). They will also be influenced by where they live - a busy city or a small town; by what their parents do - whether they are professionals or trades people, whether or not the mother works; by the social life of their parents and family - do they get to interact with other people a lot, are they members of clubs, societies, sporting groups etc.; whether they live near an extended family, or just the nuclear family; and what sort of school they attend. Children are influenced as they grow up by...