LPP2
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LifeSpanParentingProjectLPP1.docxRunning Head: LIFE SPAN PARENTING PROJECT 1
LIFE SPAN PARENTING PROJECT 2
Student's name: Emmanuel Domenech
Professor's name: Dr. Suzi Hundemer
Class: BEHS 343
Topic: Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Parenting (trait theory) Chapter 3: Approaches to parenting research(Group counseling and psychotherapy with children and adolescents)
Institution: University of Maryland University College
Date: June 9, 2019
Life Span Parenting Project
Children ought to be evaluated when it comes to their entire environment with the inclusion of whatever negative or positive parental influences that could exist, this is according to Group counseling and psychotherapy with children and adolescents. I have learned that one of the most refreshing impacts concerning parents is because mainly we work with their kids who are reaching the adolescent stage in regions of their personal/social, academic success, career development, and realm. Their work comprises of working in intervention and prevention (Denno et al., 2015). Counselors help students like who undergo rough times, for instance, in adolescent and help them in enlightening their skills of resilience to be equipped better in case of hitting tough times in the future.
The adolescent stage is characterized by uneven and dramatic integration of changes that are developmental into the day to day lives of young persons. Simultaneously, teenagers experience growing independence from their families, mood swings, and at times, rapidly increasing sexuality. The tasks of talking to them usually start within the units of the family. Often, as guardians, we tend to view our teens as fragile thus visit our pediatricians or doctors since we see them as people whom to seek advice from regarding both behavioral and physiologic issues (Shechtman, 2017). The ongoing relationship with the pediatrician and the family gives for enough prospects to offer support and guidance that is anticipated as our kids get into and move through the stage of adolescence.
Determinants of Parenting
As we all know, the parent-child relationship has a massive influence on most aspects of the development of a child. When behaviors, parenting skills, and optimal capabilities have a positive effect on the school achievement or self-esteem of a child, there is positive behavior and development on the kids.
Fig: Family-Based Therapy
Some other treatment programs that can be used to work in families include family therapy, family-centered therapy, or family-based therapy. These programs change from one to the other. These are effective when it comes to family counseling and help in coming to terms with the stage or any disorder that could arise in the process.
As far as I am concerned, therapy is vital when looking at parenting approaches. This is because when an individual is a child, through adolescent to when they mature to being adults, they require guideline on being better persons.
Theoretical Perspectives on Parenting
I have learned that diverse sociologists could use an array of theoretical perspectives that help in explaining events which take place in an individual's life. In addition, they also tend to study families on both the micro and macro levels that help in determining how families function. On the theoretical perspectives, this helps in explaining how events take place both outside and within the family (Gardener et al., 2014).
In psychology, traits generally show the overall ways that describe an individual. Terms that describe individuals include generous, short-tempered, or out-going. Also known as dispositional theory, trait theory is a concept to studying the personality of human beings (Fleeson, & Jayawickreme, 2015). These can be better explained as habitual patterns of emotion, thought, and behavior. The theory denotes the differences in personalities between different beings.
As far as I am concerned, the trait theory of leadership is the one which is mainly aimed towards myself. It is because this theory is an assumption made that leaders are usually born. It is because of this statement that people think that individuals with the right traits and qualities are suited best for leadership roles in society.
I selected this theory because I am on a fast track to being promoted to a supervisor position in my company. Besides, this theory also, in most cases, identifies the traits in behavior which are mutual among leaders.
This theory enhances both my career and personality (Matthews, 2018). It is because, due to this approach, I am able to learn the characteristics which I possess and if or not, they are constant at whichever situations. I have learned that as a whole, I do not really possess a single trait, but instead, a diversity of the personas usually comprises my personality.
Some of the failures or weaknesses of this theory include: -
i. The theory ignores some of the factors in the environment that could differ from different situations.
ii. It does not explain numerous failures in leadership despite the much-needed characteristics (Dinh et al., 2014).
iii. Some of the traits individuals possess are not necessarily inherited. They could be developed through training.
iv. The qualities which are needed to get leadership are not necessarily similar to the ones needed to put up with it.
Trait theory is essential in parenting as most parents as it gets based upon the characteristics of numerous people. By use of this theory, the resulting lists of the characteristics get to be compared to the leaders who have the potential for assessing their probability of failure or success.
The Controversy over Parental Influence
According to the study, the central aspect of raising kids who morally upright lie within the sense of injustice and empathy of their parents. Also, I believe that the sensitivity of parents to both the feelings of other people as well as the injustice could tend to influence early development morally.
References
Denno, D. M., Hoopes, A. J., & Chandra-Mouli, V. (2015). Effective strategies to provide adolescent sexual and reproductive health services and to increase demand and community support. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(1), S22-S41.
Shechtman, Z., (2017). Group counseling and psychotherapy with children and adolescents: Theory, research, and practice. Routledge.
Dinh, J. E., Lord, R. G., Gardner, W. L., Meuser, J. D., Liden, R. C., & Hu, J. (2014). Leadership theory and research in the new millennium: Current theoretical trends and changing perspectives. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(1), 36-62.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1048984313001203?via%3Dihub
Fleeson, W., &Jayawickreme, E. (2015). Whole trait theory. Journal of Research in Personality, 56, 82-92.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268526645_Whole_Trait_Theory
Matthews, G., (2018). Cognitive‐adaptive trait theory: A shift in perspective on personality. Journal of Personality, 86(1), 69-82.
Professor review of this assignment
There are several problems with your submission, Emmanuel, but they all center around following instructions. The first instruction was to include the chosen articles in their entirety, which you failed to do. Without the actual articles, I cannot assess the accuracy of your summaries (-2). The instructions required both supplemental websites with brief descriptions (-2) and topics for further research discussions (-2), which you did not include either. I suggest that next time you label each component for each chosen topic: Article (in entirety), Summary, Image (with discussion), Supplemental Website (with brief description) and Topic for Further Research (with discussion) to avoid essential omissions.
