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PARENT ROLES 2

Parent Roles

Parents are the first teachers that children have an encounter with before they even go to school. They are the ones who are involved in the shaping of the child’s character. When there is a balance of the education provided at home and the one that is provided at school, then the student is molded to actual learning. The roles of the parents are not limited to different activities that are done at home, but they can also be actively involved in different activities that their students participate in while at school (Castro et al., 2015).

Reference

Castro, M., Expósito-Casas, E., López-Martín, E., Lizasoain, L., Navarro-Asencio, E., & Gaviria, J. L. (2015). Parental involvement in student academic achievement: A meta-analysis. Educational research review, 14, 33-46. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1747938X15000032

Let us assume a teacher, who expects a student to be slothful, is likely to treat that student in such a way that it draws out the very same response he or she expects. Similarly, if we start a day and think “I’ll have a bad day today,” such thinking may alter our actions, and those actions might fulfil the prediction

The learning scale of the child at school is in one way or the other related to how he or she is treated at home. For instance, if he or she is treated with a lot of care and encouraged in positive steps that they take toward learning, it becomes easier for him or her to be successful while studying at school. These comparisons to another child who receives harsh treatment while at home with the parent and the parents are not available to help him or her with the homework because of being busy at work might be poor performers at school (Topping & Wolfendale, 2017). In other words, this means that the home environment and the support provided by the parents are of great significance, especially to the child and has a direct impact on how they perform at school. It is never too late for the parents to change the way they treat their children and the time that they spend with them.

References

Jeynes, W. (2011). Parental involvement research: Moving to the next level. (Links to an external site.) The School Community     Journal, 21(1), 9-18. Retrieved from http://www.adi.org/journal/resources/2011ss_SCJ.pdf

Topping, K., & Wolfendale, S. (2017). Parental involvement in children's reading. Routledge. Retrieved from

Man of the House. (2010, October 22). Getting involved at school—Watch D.O.G.S. (Links to an external site.) Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy237ghwGoM&feature=player_embedded

. Robert Merton coined the term “self-fulfilling prophecy” in 1948. He described it as:

“A false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the originally false conception come true.”

Individuals react to a situation the way they perceive it, and so their reaction is governed by their perception of that particular situation. No matter what the situation means, in reality, their reaction toward the situation causes it to be fulfilled by their perception.

I truly believe in the assumption that if parents “spare the rod, spoil the child” which is a modern-day proverb that means if a parent refuses to discipline an unruly child, that child will grow accustomed to getting his way. He or she will become, in the common vernacular, a spoiled brat. The saying comes from Proverbs 13:24, “He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.” My sister did not believe in discipling her children, so we agreed to disagree on this issue. However, I strongly believe that when a child does not feel the consequence of their (behavior) actions, he will not understand that behavior requires conversation and some discipline. There must be a balance between the two; behavior and consequence, if not, it will bring about children being rudeness, entitlement and ungratefulness and so fore...

Reference

Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/201711/spare-the-rod-spoil-the-child

Holy Bible: National International Version. (2013) New York, NY; Worthypublishing, Hachette book group.

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Furthermore, correction shows us that we are not above reproach and that we are accountable for our actions. Our natural pride blinds us to our need for a Savior, and discipline reveals the truth of our wretchedness (Revelation 3:17). Since salvation is the most important choice the child will ever make, parents must be leading him to Christ, and discipline is critical to this process. Proverbs 23:13 says, “Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die.” In the context of verses 13–14, die means “experience spiritual death in hell.” Children who respect authority and feel sorrow for their sin are much more likely to ask Jesus to forgive them and be saved.