Vocab
The ability to predict the future.
Waverly's mother's main flaw.
What is pride?
This is what we need for the first few years of our life.
What is unconditional love?
Gibran says parents are the bow, and children are compared to these
What are arrows?
This parenting style is high in both warmth and expectations, often considered the most developmentally beneficial.
What is authoritative parenting?
Unwilling to share.
What is possessive?
What item does Waverly’s mother teach her the art of “invisible strength” with?
The child is confident and able to act independently.
What is secure?
What literary device does Olds primarily use to express the mother’s sense of loss?
What is a metaphor?
Known for strict rules and “because I said so” discipline, this style is high in control but low in warmth.
What is authoritarian parenting?
An angry/witty reply.
What is a retort?
What does “invisible strength” mean in the story?
What is using strategy, self-control, and quiet power to get what you want?
Fear of abandonment and highly sensitive.
What is anxious?
The daughter cutting her hair shorter symbolizes this.
What is rebellion and independence?
This style features plenty of affection but very few rules, often resulting in kids who struggle with boundaries.
What is permissive parenting?
Very plain.
What is austere?
Which theme is MOST central to Waverly’s relationship with her mother?
What is independence familial obligation?
Fear of closeness and avoids conflict.
What is avoidant?
Gibran says parents strive to be like their children in spirit, but cannot make children like this.
What is like themselves?
This parenting style is low in warmth and low in expectations.
What is neglectful parenting?
An expression of disapproval.
What is reproach?
Waverly imagines a giant chessboard at the end of the story which symbolizes this.
What is her realization that life with her mother is a strategic battle?
Unable to self-regulate, tendence to dissociate.
What is disorganized?
The poem claims that children “dwell in the house of tomorrow,” which parents cannot do, even in this.
What is their dreams?
This style often results in children who have difficulty with self-regulation because almost no structure is provided.
What is permissive parenting?