Socioemotional Development Essay

In the front of a fourth-grade classroom, there sits the ever-smiling face of a little girl. Each morning, this girl is the first to class, dressed neatly and appropriately, with a backpack full of supplies in order for her to be successful in the classroom. Her homework is always finished, and her parents always make sure she is doing her reading, and trying for excellent grades. The constant efforts of the child in the classroom, and her perpetual kindness to all of her peers has persuaded the teacher into being impressed with the little girl’s work this year. She decides, along with her fellow faculty, to award the child a certificate stating she is the Student of the Month. The child barely makes it through the bus ride home due to

There are four basic styles according to the fourfold categorization from Maccoby and Martin in 1983. Authoritative, which is when the parents mix warm acceptance of the child, along with control; authoritarian, which is when the parents are over-bearing with control, and provide little warmth; indulgent, which is when the parents show copious amounts of warmth and acceptance, while lacking in control; and lastly, there is neglectful, where the parents have no control and also show little warmth. Children from the authoritative style are said to be happy, successful, and competent in many tasks. Those in authoritarian styles grow into obedience and efficiency, but lack in self-esteem, happiness, and ability to be social. The indulgent parenting style producing children who will lack self-esteem and happiness, and they will do poorly in school, while experiencing problems with authority. The last parenting style, neglectful, yields children that rank badly in all categories. These children have a tendency to have low self-esteem, low self-control, and a low happiness level, while being less competent than other children around