Pre-writing for Project4

Running Head: IMPORTANCE OF HOME ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILD’S LIFE 1

IMPORTANCE OF HOME ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILD’S LIFE 7

Shiyu Wang

Angela Romines

11.17.2019

English 1110:

Importance of home environment for a child's life

Introduction

All in all, having a child grow up in a family environment is very important for the child. The good environment of the family leads to seeking out better relationships, and the child will have better communication skills and social skills. In this way, children will be better prepared for school. The healthy environment of the family helps children to gain success in life. Children learn from their parents and from the family environment. From the family, the child will learn how to survive in society. The first relationship we make with the family will determine other relationships that the child will have. The child will learn to make further relationships. If the family members treat the child with respect and care, then the child will automatically respect others and establish good relationships with others.

Explanation

The qualities of the child will come from the quality of relationship with its family. Family is also beneficial for the children's self-confidence. Children should be allowed to express themselves on issues they might be facing. Besides, they should also be allowed to state their opinion on some problems in the family. This will make them feel valued and appreciated.

They will grow up with confidence and will be responsible adults. They will develop communication skills which are very important in life. People who can communicate well are more likely to be good leaders and are also live happier lives. Growing up in a stable and smooth environment gives the child the ability to fight with difficulties and face the world without worry. A strong connection with the family makes the child friendly and leads to more happiness and comfort in life. In a family, the mother is always more careful about the children. Children will learn the ethics of life from their mothers, and the mother will set the base to learn other aspects of life in children. The mother has more capacity to tolerate the mistakes of children, and she will always forgive the mistakes. The mother will teach the lesson by pointing out the child's mistakes.

On the other hand, the reaction of fathers can be sometimes harsh, and they are strict. The strictness is also needed for children in the early days, which does not mean beating the child due to his mistakes. The strictness should be implemented when the company of the children is bad. The family should restrict their children to go out and join the wrong companies.

Additionally, the parents should be good role models for the children. This is because children tend to emulate the behavior of their parents. Several studies have been done on parenting, and they have confirmed this. If the parent wants their children to have good morals, they should demonstrate good behavior to them. If parents depict bad morals to their children, then this is what the children will copy. Children who have good manners are less likely to be involved in issues of indiscipline when they join the school.

The importance of families and the home environment is an article written by the author Angelica Bonci. The author of the article explains the importance of the home environment in children's life. She states that the parent's involvement in their child's life will positively affect the children's academic performance, and care of the family will make them stronger to mark good names in their professions. The family environment is more crucial than the school environment for achieving success in life for children.The question that arises is what the basic need of the children is. The home environment or school environment?

Children need the environment of their home more than the school environment because children learn the ethics of life from the parents, which leads to good behavior in schools and professions. The parents should be supportive, and they must learn to love their children and correct their mistakes to maintain a good family environment for them.

Family involvement at school

Symons found that family involvement at school is the most significant factor in the success of children at schools. The mothers who are more educated will involve more with the school. She will ask the performance of the child daily. Research proves that families who involved more at school lead to better performance of children at every phase of the study.

Parental education skills and attitudes

Parental education skills and attitudes matter a lot in their children's life. If the parents are educated, then the child will learn the basic needs of life quickly. Educated parents always give instructions to their child and maintain a comfortable environment for the child. Parent's level of education correlates with the development of the child from age 12 to age 27. And reports said educated parents provide a better environment to the child than parents who are not educated. Educated parents' guide the children to pick their ambition in life. Parent's attitudes and aspirations play an essential role in the development of the child, and it will lead to achievement in life.

Effective parental involvement

Before school, the children must be prepared in the home environment to live happily. The parent's involvement is significant. Parents should treat the children politely, and they should develop skills in children at an early age. Parents should make their children start reading books, visiting the library, teaching the alphabet, and numbers. Besides, they should create opportunities for their child's friends to spend time with them in the house. These factors are associated with high performance and scores of children. They will develop behavioral senses at an early age.

Family life

A proper family environment leads to the successful career of the child. When children are growing, and they enter college life, parents should never impose unnecessary preventions. The parents must give them space to learn the most crucial phase of life. The college phase of the children is very crucial, and, in that stage, unnecessary strictness leads to poor results. Never try to stop children from hanging out and playing with friends. However, you can keep an eye on their activities.

According to an article by Rev. Saude, a cross-sectional study comprising of 350 children aged 17 to 42 was carried out in central areas of Brazil in 1999. Each asked the socio-economic questions of the children. The questionnaire process is considered for the home observation for measurement of environment scale. The results were positive, which shows that the children who lived with an educated mother had a more suitable environment, and they learned the early lesson of life from the mothers. Children who don't spend the early years with the family are not well maintained according to the interviews and questionnaires. It was found that 94 percent of children with positive habits developed them by living with their mothers. And the attitude of an educated mother is critical. Also, those children who spend early years with their families are more likely to feel loved. This is because of the bonding that occurred between them and their parents. Parents should thus show love to their children so that they can also do the same as parents. A child is more likely to well I their aspects of life when brought up in a loving family. The cognitive performance score was 96.3 for those who were assessed to provide a better environment in home-based schools, and their parents avoid punitive behavior.

Conclusion

The quality of the stimulation in the family environment is crucial for the children. It develops a strong relationship between children with the family.

Personal experience and observations

If I talk about my own experience, the environment given by my family is pretty cool. I learned the ethics of my life in the early days. My parents always tried to focus on my abilities. Sometimes the experience can also be bad when you see the fights in the family. Parents often fight with each other which is the most dangerous picture to provide to a child. My parents always tried to avoid the fights. The environment I got was very impactful and I was loved at every stage of life. My parents provided me with everything. They made different plans to go out for a picnic with my siblings. Once a week, the outings are arranged. They taught me to behave well with others and the most important lesson I learned is that if you want to be respected then give respect to others.

My personal observations claim that children learn ethics from home and the way they are treated in a home environment leads to abilities to fight the world. I have observed that parents who never impose unnecessary restrictions on children are more successful in providing a good environment for the child. Scientifically it is proved that parents who are harsh and rude will give birth to children who have a harsh attitude. The genes are transferred to the children and child adopts the habits of their parents. So being calm and polite is the best way to provide a suitable environment for the children.

References

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“Family Influence.” Family Influence - an Overview | ScienceDirect Topics, https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/family-influence.

Brown, Susan L, et al. “Family Structure and Child Well-Being: Integrating Family Complexity.” Journal of Marriage and the Family, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Feb. 2015, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301429/.

Jennifer. “A Research Review: The Importance of Families and the Home Environment.” National Literacy Trust, National Literacy Trust. Swire House, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ, UK. Tel: 44-2078-282435; Fax: 44-2079-319986; e-Mail: Contact@Literacytrust.org.uk; Web Site: 28 Feb. 2011, https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED521654.

“Childrens Right to a Healthy Environment.” Human Rights Watch, 10 Oct. 2019, https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/08/childrens-right-healthy-environment.