Self Fulfilling Prophecy Analysis

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy I grew up in a single parent household with my mother being the sole provider of my two younger siblings and I. Due to being the oldest child, my other has always had high expectations of me. As a child when it came to school and academics, I did my work however it was not always my best work. I noticed a sudden change in my behavior when I brought home a report card which contained a couple of C’s. My mother was not happy at all. She had a long talk with me. She let me know how she felt about the grade C being for someone who is average, and she did not see me as average. She also let me know that no matter what I do in life, I need to try my best. Being threatened occasionally with negative reinforcement also motivated me to try hard in school. Due to my mother being the way she was while I was growing up and going to school, I have been successful in my school work and receiving good grades. Now, I am often hard on myself due to wanting to do well academically. Other reasons for the change in my behavior
951). The article also stated there are academic functioning benefits when children’s competency is perceived positively by parents, and vice versa when the competence of the child is perceived in a negative manner (Pomerantz & Dong, 2006, p. 950). Based on the article, research showed that parent’s perceptions of their children’s academic competence are important factors in their child’s academic development (Pomerantz & Dong, 2006, p. 958). Research also indicated that when parents look at academic competence as somewhat fixed, their perceptions of children’s academic competence will probably predict the affective and academic functioning of children (Pomerantz & Dong, 2006, p.