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What is parental control? Is it positive or negative for children?
What makes parents controlling with their children, even when they
value supporting children's autonomy? Are there alternatives to
control and how might we apply them in important domains of
children's lives, such as school and sports? This book addresses
these and other questions about the meaning and predictors of
parental control, as well as its consequences for children's
adjustment and well-being. While the topic of parental control is
not new, there has been controversy about the concept, with some
researchers and clinicians weighing in on the side of control and
others against it. This book argues that part of the controversy
stems from different uses of the term, with some investigators
focusing more on parents being in control and others on controlling
children. Using a definition of control as "pressure for children
to think, feel, or behave in specific ways," the author explores
research on parental control, arguing that there is more consensus
than previously thought. Using this research base, the author
provides evidence that parental control can be subtle and can lurk
within many "positive" parenting approaches; parental control
undermines the very behaviors we wish to inculcate in our children;
providing autonomy support--the opposite of control--is a
challenge, even when parents are committed to doing so.
This book assembles 11 of the leading thinkers and researchers in the field of family psychology to create a compendium summarizing both what psychology researchers have learned about the family and where the field should be going next. It evolved after the volume's contributors met with other distinguished family scholars to discuss family influences on child development and to ponder how this knowledge could be used to benefit families and children. This volume includes approaches to the family that feature multiple levels and topics of focal interest to benefit anyone interested in the family. Central topics include mothering, fathering, marriages, family group processes, sibling relations, and families as systems. In addition, three senior authors offer road maps to detect, and suggest (a) challenges in research on parenting, (b) marital and family dynamics, and (c) family systems in the years ahead. In keeping with the theme of how research affects the lives of families outside the university lab settings, this volume includes a chapter on the interface between family research and law. This book closes with a "big picture" analysis and critique of what is known and not known. Psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, and public policymakers interested in the family should especially find this volume of interest.
This book assembles 11 of the leading thinkers and researchers in
the field of family psychology to create a compendium summarizing
both what psychology researchers have learned about the family and
where the field should be going next. It evolved after the volume's
contributors met with other distinguished family scholars to
discuss family influences on child development and to ponder how
this knowledge could be used to benefit families and children.
It begins harmlessly. Parents chatting on the playground compare their babies' first milestones: "Has Erin started talking? Addy's already using five-word sentences!" Inevitably, Erin's mom and dad feel anxious. Later, as report cards, standardized tests, tryouts, playoffs, auditions and social cliques fill their child's world, parents' anxiety intensifies. The older kids get, the more competition they face, whether in sports, academics or the arts. Hovering in the background is the race for admission to a top-tier college. To help panicky parents deal with the torrential emotions stirred up by our competitive society, and to give them scientific knowledge about their children's growing years, leading child researcher Wendy Grolnick and educational and parenting journalist Kathy Seal offer this illuminating and accessible guide to channeling competitive anxiety into positive parenting. While evolution has given parents a genetic predisposition toward this protective anxiety whenever their children face today's heightened competition, the authors guide parents to avoid pushing and pressuring, turning their fear instead into calm guidance. Distilling the results of thirty years of research in child psychology, the authors focus on three essential feelings-autonomy, competence, and connectedness-which parents can foster in their children to maximize the child's chances of success and minimize family conflict. They explain that granting kids autonomy lets them feel that they can solve their own problems and are responsible for their own actions. At the same time, providing structure gives kids the guidelines, information, limits, and consequences that they need to act in the world, instilling them with a feeling of competence. Finally, support from adults in the form of time and other resources provides children with a necessary feeling of connection and helps them internalize the ideas and values of their caring parents. Reassuring and empathic, Grolnick and Seal show parents how to avoid the burn-out-in both parents and children-that afflicts so many in our highly competitive society, while raising children who thrive and excel.
What is parental control? Is it positive or negative for children?
What makes parents controlling with their children, even when they
value supporting children's autonomy? Are there alternatives to
control and how might we apply them in important domains of
children's lives, such as school and sports? This book addresses
these and other questions about the meaning and predictors of
parental control, as well as its consequences for children's
adjustment and well-being. While the topic of parental control is
not new, there has been controversy about the concept, with some
researchers and clinicians weighing in on the side of control and
others against it. This book argues that part of the controversy
stems from different uses of the term, with some investigators
focusing more on parents being in control and others on controlling
children. Using a definition of control as "pressure for children
to think, feel, or behave in specific ways," the author explores
research on parental control, arguing that there is more consensus
than previously thought. Using this research base, the author
provides evidence that parental control can be subtle and can lurk
within many "positive" parenting approaches; parental control
undermines the very behaviors we wish to inculcate in our children;
providing autonomy support--the opposite of control--is a
challenge, even when parents are committed to doing so.
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