Parents are the first teachers
THE FIRST TEACHERS
Dionne Harris
PSY304: Lifespan Development (COE1451A)
Instructor: Carla Homburg
February 2, 2015
Parents are the first teachers; they are giving the responsibility of shaping and modeling this tiny human into a person they and society can be proud of. This job can be said to be one of the hardest assignments any one person is giving. With society influences, peer pressure, developmental and behavior delays, parents often time stumble upon road blocks, which hinder the success of this task. While many factors often contribute to a person’s overall persona the majority of who you are has direct correlation to the morals and attributes instilled in you by your parents. One of the earliest things our parents teach us is the idea of security. When children are infants, they learn a since of security through the demonstration of parental interactions. Feeding them when they are hungry, changing them when they are wet, and comforting them when they are upset, teaches infants that they can depend on their parent. John Bowlby studied secure attachments between a child and their parent. He believes that emotional balance as an adult had a direct correlation to the early stages of child development and the maternal relationship. He believed that the relationship should stem from a monotrophy maternal figure or substitutes loving, caring and consistent relations with the child (shriner & shriner, 2014) Bowlby states that children who do not form a secure relationship with their parents would struggle with behavioral disorders and making social connections in adulthood. This factor can be seen in many different areas of an individual’s life.
The Biological Approach looks at genetics as an important cause of human personality characteristics (LeFrancois, 2011). Our parents shape our personality, through both genetics and by modeling. When we are born we are given genes from both parents who often correlate to certain characteristics
Dionne Harris
PSY304: Lifespan Development (COE1451A)
Instructor: Carla Homburg
February 2, 2015
Parents are the first teachers; they are giving the responsibility of shaping and modeling this tiny human into a person they and society can be proud of. This job can be said to be one of the hardest assignments any one person is giving. With society influences, peer pressure, developmental and behavior delays, parents often time stumble upon road blocks, which hinder the success of this task. While many factors often contribute to a person’s overall persona the majority of who you are has direct correlation to the morals and attributes instilled in you by your parents. One of the earliest things our parents teach us is the idea of security. When children are infants, they learn a since of security through the demonstration of parental interactions. Feeding them when they are hungry, changing them when they are wet, and comforting them when they are upset, teaches infants that they can depend on their parent. John Bowlby studied secure attachments between a child and their parent. He believes that emotional balance as an adult had a direct correlation to the early stages of child development and the maternal relationship. He believed that the relationship should stem from a monotrophy maternal figure or substitutes loving, caring and consistent relations with the child (shriner & shriner, 2014) Bowlby states that children who do not form a secure relationship with their parents would struggle with behavioral disorders and making social connections in adulthood. This factor can be seen in many different areas of an individual’s life.
The Biological Approach looks at genetics as an important cause of human personality characteristics (LeFrancois, 2011). Our parents shape our personality, through both genetics and by modeling. When we are born we are given genes from both parents who often correlate to certain characteristics
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