From the findings on the prevalence of CP and the associated detrimental effects on child development sparked the motivation to provide information about this problem. The purpose of the PSA is to inform and educate parents, future parents, and other familial or guardian roles about the effects of CP on child development, providing alternative discipline methods. From watching the PSA, we hope that the audience will change their perception on CP and motivate them to get more information on altering their parenting style and method of discipline. The goal of the PSA is to inform the audience of CP and to hopefully motivate them to break the continuing cycle of CP and look for more information. To convey the message, the PSA presents two different timelines: one where a parent uses CP and one that utilizes alternative discipline methods. The utilization of different timelines will provide a comparison between using CP and using alternative methods, such as reasoning and explaining to children that this is undesirable behavior. There are two changes made from the PSA proposal: the type of music and the removal of the split-screen. Rather than using neutral music, there will be emotional music to influence the audience’s feelings towards the PSA and the …show more content…
message. Regarding the split-screen, the split-screen was removed so the one time CP timeline will play first and then the non-CP timeline. During the CP timeline, there is emotional and sad background music to enhance the audience’s empathy to motivate them to act. During the non-CP timeline, there is a happier upbeat instrumental background track to provide the idea that this timeline is more positive for the child. In addition, due to the limited resources, most of the actors are Filipino-Canadians. For the layout of the PSA, the first scene shows a young boy, around the age of six, who makes a mess in their bedroom and their parent hitting the child in an attempt to correct their behavior. The subsequent scenes show the boy growing up from childhood to adulthood and several negative associated effects of CP such as increased aggression, decreased emotional regulation, and the risk of spanking future children. After these scenes are played, the film will reverse to the first scene of the boy making a mess and then play the non-CP timeline. During this timeline, the parent uses reasoning to explain to discipline the child and clean their mess. As the PSA progresses through these scenes, the boy is less aggressive, more emotionally regulated, and utilizes the reasoning method win adulthood when parenting their own child. After the second timeline, there will be statistics (“1 in 4 parent use corporal punishment”) and will list a few of the negative associated outcomes of CP on children, such as increased aggression, depression, anxiety, and the risk of using CP on their own children. Finally, at the end of the PSA, there will be a link to an issue of Children’s Mental Health Research Quarterly which provides information of CP this is based on research evidence, alternative discipline methods, and interventions that have been effective from empirical studies. This PSA will work because of the relatable scenarios such as children getting in trouble for making a mess and parents disciplining them, children getting physically aggressive when angry, relationship breakups and such.
A relatable PSA makes the PSA more personal to the audience and will influence their emotions and thoughts to fit the core message, as well as motivate them to act. The relatability of the PSA stems from a parent’s goal to provide their children with care to be competent, emotionally regulated, and independent adults. A parent who cares about their children will likely discipline their children when they are behaving inappropriately and they are likely to use the methods their own parents
used. This PSA will be effective because it is based on empirical evidence on the relationship between CP and child development. Since there is a large body of evidence that supports that CP may not be an effective disciplinary method, adults will be able to further knowledge on this topic. A study by Holden, Brown, Baldwin, and Caderao (2013) findings that suggest that presenting empirical evidence to parents and even non-parents can change their attitudes about CP from favorable to unfavorable. Therefore, by presenting empirical evidence in the PSA and the external resource may influence a change in their attitudes and views of CP. The use of comparing parenting styles will clearly present the negative associated effects of CP. The effectiveness of the PSA was evaluated by nine individuals who were the target audience (i.e., current and future parents, guardians). From the evaluations, 7/9% of the evaluators identified the target audience as parents and all of the evaluators identified the core message of the PSA. The average scores are reported in table 1., where the average scores for the PSA’s message clarity, relatability, motivation factor, visual and audio effects are relatively high. The evaluators said that the statistics, portrayal of the long-term outcomes and the comparisons of the parenting styles will motivate the target audience to act. In addition, there were a few suggestions for the PSA, such as adding text to clearly label the negative outcomes, adding a voice-over for the ending text, as well as having the actors be more dramatic to highlight the difference between the timelines.
When Ezra was eight years old, he had a psychologist report done that asked a set of questions not only to him but also to myself about my parenting style. I scored high in the top 15 percentiles in not only warmth and affection but also discipline and control. Being high in all four aspects of parenting styles puts me into the authoritative style (Bee & Boyd, 2012). In The Developing Child, the authors describe the parents with this parenting style as those that are “setting clear limits, expecting and reinforcing socially mature behavior, and at the same time responding to the child’s individual needs (Bee & Boyd, 2012, p. 326).” As I reflect on certain situations, I can tell that this style guided my parenting. For example, when Ezra was 6 he frequently cheated at games if he knew he could get away with it. My response, with accordance to my authoritative parenting style, was to beginning teaching him right and wrong, not getting upset, but to bring up the cheating and tell him to play by the rules despite him not having a “strong sense of mortality (Manis, 2008).” I decided to use that option because I wanted Ezra to learn from the experience but continue to play the game and have
Parents' discipline of young children affects many aspects of their lives. There are many different methods of discipline being used my may different parents. Each parent has different methods to helping their children distinguish right from wrong. Some methods are more beneficial than others, but when comparing methods, it is clear to all that corporal punishment is the most frowned upon form of discipline. Some may wonder why it is looked down upon today if it was a major method of discipline in the 1900's that seemed to work just fine. A recent survey has shown 40% of parents with children under 3 yrs. old have yelled at their child and 40% of parents in this same age bracket have spanked their child (Regalado, M., Sareen, H., Inkelas, M., Wissow, L., & Halfon, N. 2004). Also, 11% of parents have spanked their infants under 1 year of age and 16% of parents have yelled at them. (Regalado, M., Sa...
Corporal punishment is a traditional practice of imposing pain, which is commonly used by parents towards children to remove an unpleasant behavior. It is also a physical force towards a child for the purpose of control, and as a disciplinary penalty inflicted on the body. The parents play a pivotal role in honing and disciplining their child with regards to his/her actions. Hitting them with physical objects and forcing them to do cleaning works are some of the ways of discipline, which were done at home. In the year 2000, research, the convention, and law reform – modified the punishment towards children. According to research, 20,000 people in the U.S – particularly those who are 20 years old and above, 1,258 experienced punishment by pushing, grabbing, slapping and hitting. 19,349 people had been reported that they didn’t experience such kind of punishment. Moreover, it is also executed on the children, in order for them to act independently and to visualize the negativities of being careless and dependent to others. Punishment is also
It can be said for most parents that they want their children to grow up to be successful contributing members of society. Being a parent is a difficult, yet rewarding task. But why do some types of parenting result in juvenile delinquency while others find success. There are four generally recognized parenting styles and are categorized: authoritarian, permissive, neglectful, and authoritative. This essay will break down the various styles, its type(s) of discipline and effectiveness.
Compare and contrast a child from younger age group with a child from an older age group.
This style of parenting is best described as the child having more control over the parent. There are a lot of parents today that seem to have no control of their child actions and even words. This in which can make the parents question what are they doing wrong when it comes to raising their child. This type of parent have very low demands and are highly responsive, maybe even too responsive to the child’s needs. Although these parents are very loving of their children they do not have many rules that their child should abide by (Cherry, K. 2017, para.1). Not setting ground rules gives the child the freedom to do whatever they want and know that they will not receive a harsh, if any punishment at all. Also, parents who are permissive tend to want to be their child’s best friend. The child in this parent in child relationship tends to have more control than the parent. If there are not any rules in place to be followed the child will eventually resort to negative behaviors, and may even be insure because of the low discipline from their parents (Cherry, K. 2017, para. 9). Permissive parents should give the child rules to follow and discipline them if broken, to ensure that their child follow the right path throughout
Both types of therapies had the specific elements that PCIT wanted to convey. One element was an emotional calm that play therapy produced in work with children. However, the calm play that the therapist and child do inside session, is far from the relationship that the parent and child may have outside therapy. By training the child’s parent to provide behavior therapy, enables treatment benefits to be longer-lasting. The use of play therapy in parent-child interaction strengthens the parent-child attachment and provides the child greater exposure to the calming therapy with their own parent. However, play therapy is not the only appropriate intervention when it comes to disciplining children. Parents get the skills need to deal with the behavioral issues by the live parent training, for setting limits and drawing back from tough discipline (Funderburk,
With over three hundred million Americans and over six billion people worldwide parenting skills are essential to maintain a healthy society. Parenting involves many aspects and requires many skills. It is a time to nurture, instruct, and correct to develop fundamental skills children will need to be mature, responsible, and contributing adults to a society. There are four commonly identified parenting styles; authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved parenting. Of the four parenting styles, two remain on opposite ends of the parenting spectrum. These two styles; authoritarian, and permissive both have deleterious results that are often visible throughout different developmental stages, such as rebellious behavior. As well each style has its own advantages such as; acceptance by peers with commonality. Child rearing for most parents is an evolving set of skills. It could be said that, with any style of parenting, there is no explicit set of rules for every situation, and what works for one child may not be effective for another.
Since the beginning of time, fathers have had a profound effect on their child’s development. Over the years, the norm for traditional family dynamics of having a father figure in the household has changed drastically, and so did the roles of the parents. It is not as common as it used to be to have a father or father figure in the home. In this day and age, women are more likely to raise children on their own and gain independence without the male assistance due to various reasons. The most significant learning experience and development of a person’s life takes place in their earlier years when they were children. There are many advantages when there is a mother and father combined in a
Each different parenting style each comes with pros and cons. In regards to parenting, there is never a wrong or right answer because every child and circumstances are different when it comes to the importance of the positive and negative effects. But each style comes with its effects on children. A few pros about Authoritarian parents are that their...
In the column “Spare the Rod, Spoil the Parenting”, Leonard Pitts Jr. asserts that most of kids are spoiled. Pitts restates in his column that some form of corporal punishment, such as open-handed swats on the backside, arm or legs, does not leave a child scarred for life. This was found in a study done by Dr. Diana Baumrind, a psychologist from he university of California. Pitts finds it offensive when a child that has been spanked is compared with a child that has been scalded or punched. Arguing with a five year old does wonders for the self-esteem of the child but it kills the self-esteem of the adult and could cause insanity, declares Pitts. Children now a day have too much sense of entitlement and keeps one wondering w...
As children grow towards adolescence they go through many stages of development. Child development refers to the stages of physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and language growth that occurs from the birth to beginning of adulthood. All aspects of a child's development may be affected by many different factors, including a poor learning environment, lack of social interaction, cultural background differences, abuse, and loss of a parent. All of the before mentioned examples can affect the child's maturation, "a biological growth process that enables orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience" (Myers 172). Children grow and mature at very different rates, some faster than others, which is why it is necessary to understand the importance of the different types of child development. Though all parts of child development are important, it is probably language learning that is most important to a child's development as a whole.
Child psychology, also known as child development, is the study of psychological growth of children; how these mechanisms develop from infancy to adolescence and why they deviate from one child to the next. Child development is associated with biological, psychological, and emotional diversity that occur in humans. Although there is a different advancement for each child, these developmental changes may be greatly determined by genetic factors and experience during prenatal life. The early years of a child’s life are very important for his or her health and development. Parents, health professionals, educators, and others can work together as partners to help children grow up to reach their full potential.
Human development has been a subject of interest since ancient Greece and Rome. Different approaches derive from two basic directions: the nativists` and empiricists` ones. The latter method is to regard human development as a gradual change which has been influenced by the individual`s experience .On the other hand, the former approach has found its roots in the biological structure of the human organism which considers our development as a series of stages. However, referring to human development only as continuous or gradual would produce inconsistent and insufficient understanding of the developmental process .As a result, combining ideas of both viewpoints(continuity and phases) will provide a more explicit of understanding of the developmental processes and their final aim which is to create individual`s integrity within the social norms.
As I personally take the time to have a reflection over the course of “Child and Adolescent Development” I find myself intrigued with the amount of knowledge I gained during this course this semester. I wanted to take the time to concentrate on three specific areas in which I felt I had the most growth, but also came as a challenge to me as well. It is important when reflecting over a course that I look at what I found to be challenging, as this was an opportunity of growth for me individually. In this paper I will review some of the main topics that I found to be interesting but also resourceful for my future aspiration not only as a family life educator but also a mother one day.