For Daniel Only

What does the term family mean to you? How do you think the concept of family has changed throughout history? How might young children have been affected by these changes?

No written response is required.

 

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Berns, R. M. (2016). Child, family, school, community: Socialization and support (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.

· Chapter 3, "Ecology of the Family" (pp. 83-114, "Macrosystem Influences on Families: Religious Orientation", pp. 118-120, read from "Meeting the Challenge of Change: Family Empowerment")

· Chapter 4, "Ecology of Parenting" (pp. 125-137, read up to "Chronosystem Influences on Parenting"; pp. 147-164, read from "Parenting Styles")

Scott, J., & Leonhardt, D. (2005, May 15). Class matters: Shadowy lines that still divide. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/national/class/OVERVIEW-FINAL.html?scp=1&sq=%20Class%20matters:%20Shadowy%20lines%20that%20still%20divide&st=cse&_r=0

Resources for Action Plan 2

KidsAid. (n.d.). Young children and grief. Retrieved February 13, 2009, from http://kidsaid.com/dougypage.html

Hecker, B. (2005). Magical thinking: Children may blame themselves for a parent's illness and death. Retrieved from http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/viewer/Pages/index.aspx?p=413

The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children. (n.d.). Infant and toddler grief. Retrieved February 13, 2009, from http://www.tlcinst.org/toddlergrief.html

Kids Health. (n.d.). Helping your child deal with death. Retrieved June 23, 2011, from http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/death.html

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (n.d.). Facts for families: Children and grief [Fact sheet]. Retrieved February 13, 2009, from http://www.aacap.org/aacap/families_and_youth/facts_for_families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Grief-008.aspx

Optional Resources

American Psychological Association. (2017). Children, youth, families and socioeconomic status. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/publications/children-families.aspx

Social Class - Categories, Measurement, Effects - Conclusion http://social.jrank.org/pages/595/Social-Class.html

Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer: Dealing with a Parent's Terminal Illness http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/ChildrenandCancer/HelpingChildrenWhenaFamilyMemberHasCancer/DealingWithaParentsTerminalIllness/index

Children and Death: A Guide for Caring Adults https://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/Ag.%20Ext.%202007-Chelsie/PDF/e1944-1986.pdf

Content Review

Daniel: This is the Assignment Here.

Above is some of the required readings.

Directions:

· Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.

· Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.

· Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question you are responding to.

1. Define what a family is, and what families do. Review pages 83-105 in the course text; then describe two ways that family functioning has changed throughout history. Explain how these changes may be impacting the lives of young children and may impact your work as a professional.

2. Your course text asks the question: "What impact do collectivistic and individualistic parenting orientations have on children?" Review the information on pages 130-133 and Table 4.1 on page 137, which summarizes the two types of orientation. What are the differences between these two orientations? How might making generalizations about a family's orientation lead to misconceptions or other problems?

3. Parenting practices influence children's behavior at home and in school. Review Baumrind's four parenting styles on pages 151-155 of your text. Identify and explain the parenting style that seems to result in the most productive child behaviors. How could Baumrind's findings with regard to the outcome of parenting styles guide the ways in which you may work with families in the future?