Little Corbin

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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.

References
Harrington, D.B. (2004). When Timeouts Don’t Work. Parents. March 2, 2014. From http://www.parents.com/kids/discipline/time-out/when-time-outs-dont-work/
Mcleod, S. (2007). Bowlby’s Attachment Theory. Simply Psychology. March 2, 2014. From http://www.simplypsychology.org/bowlby.html
Steinberg, L., Bornstein M.H., Vandell, D.L., Rook, S.R., (2011). Lifespan Development: Infancy Through Adulthood. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

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