Fostering Development: The Importance of Parent/Important Adult Relationships in Childhood Assignment (25 points)
1. Of the FOUR parenting styles (understand from your book learning/course notes), which parenting style is the best according to the research? Explain why.
2. How can adults and caregivers teach altruistic thinking and behavior to children? Hint: Think (and look) back into your understanding of altruism from your early childhood learning.
3. Read What Science Says About Using Physical Force to Punish a Child (attached to this assignment in Content). This is a news article that does a great job of providing an overview of the good literature on this topic.
Read this article and briefly summarize the FIVE key findings as to why physical aggression should never be used to punish a child. Be specific and detailed.
4. Watch the video 5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do (Gever Tulley) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXhddUqNNjo (10 min)
** Read your textbook, watch the video, and then address each of these facts, using your textbook learning + your video learning to discuss. In order to have enough information, you should have one paragraph for EACH.
1. There are physical dangers that we should be concerned about for children.
2. Children learn enormous amounts in middle childhood.
3. Relationships (should) provide safety, support, and learning.
