Is Childhood A Uniform Global Experience - 1268 Words

Is Childhood a uniform global experience? Childhood can be defined as many things, a time of growing up and for the majority a happy time filled with imagination and laughter. However, this is not always the case for all. Depending on where you are in the world your childhood will be different, not everybody’s childhood is the same it varies on where you live, the time you live in and whom you live with. It would seem that the idea of 2.4 children with a mother father and two children is rarity these days this could be due to the economic climate and the cost of bringing up children is putting people off having children so many are becoming families with one child. Thus being the case the childhood one would experience as an only child†¦show more content†¦This usually leads to a moody and anxious child but most of the time a well behaved child. A Permissive Parent - These types of parents are affectionate and very anxious to please, they tend to finish every sentence with asking If â€Å"that’s ok?† they cannot say no and stick to it and are usually manipulated. This then leading the child in to be demanding and whiney they also get frustrated very easily and lack empathy and kindness. The passive parent – these are the more emotionally removed parents they remove the discipline are very inconsistent and unpredictable. These children are very likely to be clingy and needy rude and likely to get into trouble. There is many a literature on how one can parent a child for example The Incredible Years. This explains how a parent can interact though play and praise and ignore bad behaviour. (Webster-Stratton, 2005). The Incredible Years claims to be a â€Å"a troubleshooting guide for parents of children aged 2-8 years†. (Webster-Stratton, 2005). It bases itself on a parenting pyramid where each level of the pyramid builds upon the previous tier to create to create a strong parent child relationship. This is by play, praise, effective limit setting, ignoring bad behaviour and time out. (Appendix 1). The advice given is to use the play and praise liberally and use with one’s child frequently