Little Corbin
There are some parents that say children go through the terrible two’s, Corbin, however, is going through the terrible three’s. His behavior of biting and hitting his sister and father is unacceptable. If it continues without a sort of discipline, it will cause issues in Corbin’s future. Robert, the father, is against spanking and his time-out method is not as effective. I, too, am against spanking and think that there are other forms of discipline that are beneficial for both the child and the parent. Two recommendations I would give Robert is to make sure that he is giving Corbin the attention he needs and/or Robert needs to take away a privilege that Corbin usually gets on an average. I will base the recommendations off of John Bowlby’s theory of the internal working model.
The first and most beneficial recommendation I would advise Robert to do is to make sure that Corbin is getting the attention he deserves. John Bowlby, the psychoanalyst, came up with the theory of the internal working model. This model described in Lifespan Development: Infancy Through Adulthood, by Laurence Steinberg, Marc H. Bornstein, Deborah Lowe Vandell, and Karen S. Rook, says it is a process in which individuals view themselves, people around them, and the world they live in (2011, p. 228). This theory revolves around attachment of the child and the parent, in this case Corbin and Robert. It is important that Robert has a solid foundation with Corbin because Corbin’s interactions with Robert will be based off the experiences and memories he has with Robert. Saul Mcleod, author of the article, Bowlby’s Attachment Theory, says “Around the age of three these seems to become part of a child’s personality and thus affects their understa...
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The age of three can be challenging, but if Robert continues to show Corbin love and attention in a positive manner and to follow through with discipline, Corbin will grow out of this stage. Parenting requires a lot of patience, but usually when a young child is fussy they are trying to communicate to the parent something. So it is important that Robert stops and listens to Corbin.
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Justin, a boy who was raised in a dog cage until the age of five, suffered similar neglect as those mentioned earlier. Justin was kept in a dog cage and rarely interacted with his caregiver, who lacked the attachment bond needed for later development; his only attachment came from dogs (). In regards to the four factors that help strengthen the attachment between a child and caregiver, contemporary factors played a role in this situation. Contemporary factors are influenced by the abilities of an adult needed to provide a strong and stable attachment (). Justin was left in the care of his grandmother, but when his grandmother passed away, he was left in the care of Arthur, the grandmother’s boyfriend Arthur. Arthur was an elderly man who never had children and was limited on how to raise a child. Other contemporary factors such as the confidence and self-control needing to raise a child carry over into the child’s attachment development (). Within Connor’s case, he suffered neglect from birth to 18 months (). Connor had been neglected throughout all stages of development, which in result limited his ability to form a secure attachment and be able to rely on others for support and comfort. Connor was left alone throughout the day, creating an inconsistent and unstable perspective on how
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