The Influence of Parenting Styles on Education Spanish Information Workshops for Parents Workshop #3

Welcome

Objectives Provide parents with significant information about the importance of parental involvement on secondary education Instruct parents on the impact that parenting style has on education Build a strong connection between famiies and school Reduce the cultural and language barriers

Agenda Activity (Parent Discussion) Pre-survey Types of parenting styles and their influece on children Difference between discipline and punishment Activity (Participation pledge) Closing thoughts Questions Post-survey

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Pre-Survey El presentador(a) debe leer las indicaciones para la pre encuesta y después distribuirla a todos los padres de familia.

Parenting Styles

Parenting Styles According to Diana Baumrind, parenting styles are the practices, techniques, strategies and forms of disciplines that people use in parenting.

Parenting Styles Authoritarian Authoritative Uninvolved Permissive

Authoritarian Authoritarian parenting style is characterized by excessive control. Parents who adopt this style believe they must have absolute control of their children and that they must obey them without question. They usually display little warmth and have strict rules.

Authoritarian Children with authoritarian parents tend to: Feel humiliated and frustrated Perform poorly Show little initiative and creativity. Feel depressed because they can’t fulfill the wishes of their parents.

Permissive This parenting style is the opposite of the authoritarian style. Parents give ample freedom to their children. They are affectionate and communicative with their children. They usually don't have rules and they are undemanding with their children. They do not know how to say “NO”.

Permissive Children with permissive parents tend to: Become destructive and lack control of their impulses. They have low tolerance for frustration as they are not used to receive a “NO” for response. Express their feelings without thinking about others. Feel they have the right to everything without having to have some responsibility.

Uninvolved Uninvolved parenting style is characterized by the lack of parental involvement in the child’s life. Parents usually lack an emotional connection to their children. They are cold and indifferent to the needs of their children. Discipline used is incoherent. While sometimes there are no rules or regulations, at other times there is severe punishments.

Uninvolved Children with uninvolved parents tend to: Have lower self-esteem. Are less sensitive to the emotions of others. Are often immature. Have several emotional problems.

Authoritative The authoritative parenting style is considered the ideal parenting style. It is characterized by maintaining the balance between expectations and restrictions. Parents understand the needs of their children and their relationship is based on dialogue. Parents treat their children with love, dignity and respect.

Authoritative Children with authoritative parents tend to: Feel more confident about themselves. Are more independent and tolerate frustration better. Feel more loved and accepted, and are able to express their feelings freely. Perform better in school. Have better social skills.

Difference between Discipline and Punishment

Discipline Discipline separates behavior from the child. Through discipline parents are able to help the child understand what they did wrong, identify the appropriate behavior and give them options on how to change their behavior.

Discipline Discipline helps children to feel good about themselves, to correct their mistakes, and it helps them to take responsibility for their actions.

Discipline In order for discipline to be effective, parent’s must explain to children the limits and consequences of their misconduct. Parents should model acceptable behaviors and serve as an example.

Punishment Punishment is often intended to hurt and humiliate. Children are often confused, given that the punishment has nothing to do with what the child did wrong.

How can I change the behavior of my children without punishing them? There are four ways in which we can discipline children with disciplinary consequence rather than punishments. The consequence has to be related to what the child did wrong. Parents should inform their child about the norms and their consequences before they disobey them. Parents should always show love even at the time of implementing the disciplinary consequence. Parents should talk to their child about what he or she may have learned from the consequence.

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Post-Survey