Cause And Effect Essay: Effects Of Soft Parenting
Effects of Soft Parenting
First thing first - soft or permissive parenting results in children being insolent, irresponsible, narcissist and egoistic. No- nonsense parenting or back-bone parenting results in children who become responsible, competent, emotionally mature and empathetic adults.
Marshmallow Parents
If you often see yourself giving in too easily to your child’s demand, or your child makes you change your mind quite easily, or you don’t bother to set up too many rules for your child because you feel rules are restricting then you surely are a marshmallow parent and your child is an over pampered child. Though you must be perceiving yourself as a loving, kind, warm parent, you are actually a lax and an over-indulgent parent who is ruining his/her child by not setting firm boundaries for him, by not accustoming him to discipline, rules, and listening to “Nos” in life. You are not showing him a mirror to this world – this world which will expect him to be a creative problem-solver, disciplined, resilient and responsible. He would be expected to focus more on the needs of others than his own needs such as the needs of his family, work and community. He would be expected to …show more content…
After all, this generation of parents was made to believe that low self-esteem was the reason behind everything wrong happening in kids’ lives - from substance abuse to teenage suicides. So, they stopped setting limits for their children, they stopped saying ‘No’ to their children. They went for a soft parenting style. But, they can change that right away. It’s never too late to incorporate a few changes in your parenting style. Although there is no one definitive parenting style that will work for all children, but there are few things that all parents can bear in
First thing first - soft or permissive parenting results in children being insolent, irresponsible, narcissist and egoistic. No- nonsense parenting or back-bone parenting results in children who become responsible, competent, emotionally mature and empathetic adults.
Marshmallow Parents
If you often see yourself giving in too easily to your child’s demand, or your child makes you change your mind quite easily, or you don’t bother to set up too many rules for your child because you feel rules are restricting then you surely are a marshmallow parent and your child is an over pampered child. Though you must be perceiving yourself as a loving, kind, warm parent, you are actually a lax and an over-indulgent parent who is ruining his/her child by not setting firm boundaries for him, by not accustoming him to discipline, rules, and listening to “Nos” in life. You are not showing him a mirror to this world – this world which will expect him to be a creative problem-solver, disciplined, resilient and responsible. He would be expected to focus more on the needs of others than his own needs such as the needs of his family, work and community. He would be expected to …show more content…
After all, this generation of parents was made to believe that low self-esteem was the reason behind everything wrong happening in kids’ lives - from substance abuse to teenage suicides. So, they stopped setting limits for their children, they stopped saying ‘No’ to their children. They went for a soft parenting style. But, they can change that right away. It’s never too late to incorporate a few changes in your parenting style. Although there is no one definitive parenting style that will work for all children, but there are few things that all parents can bear in