Parenting Styles
What are 2 of the 4 Parenting Styles?
Authoritarian
Authoritative
Permissive
Uninvolved/Neglectful
Origin in an African proverb
Good for children to be exposed to others
Allows for kids to have new experiences
Lower risk w/ help from community
Beneficial for pre-teens/teens to have mentors
What are life experiences that help children successfully graduate from one growth stage to the next?
Conflict and experiences: dealing with a bully, passing a hard test, a difficult teacher, making decisions, etc...
What does CBT help us cope with?
Emotions and feelings we have
What is it called when two (or sometimes more people) pull a third into conflict and deflect their issues onto them?
Triangulation
Which parenting style involves high limits/boundaries BUT low warmth/love?
Authoritarian
What individuals could be examples of people in your child's community?
85-90% of the brain is developed by what age?
5 years old
What can happen with our behavior if we do not cope with our emotions/feelings in a healthy way? What are the consequences?
Reacting negatively
Starting a fight
Overreacting
Saying something we wish we could take back
What are ways that one parent can alienate the other?
Intentionally making inappropriate comments about the other parent
Giving unnecessary details about the other parents life
Making the child feel like they shouldn't want to hang out with that parent
Love bombing
Which parenting style involves high limits/boundaries AND high warmth/love?
Authoritative
Name 2 people who have made an impact in your life and why?
Any answer is correct.
What do infants learn in their developmental stage?
(Hint: Formed when mom comes everytime I cry for food)
Trust
Assume I might be misinterpreting the behavior
Go over and say "Hey guys! How are you? What are you laughing about?"
Walk away and go to another room. I'm not gonna let them ruin my day.
What is love bombing?
A parent's weekly schedule involves their 5 & 10 year old walk to school in the morning and the parent heading off to work. After work, the parent runs home, showers and heads to the casino with their significant other until 10pm or so. The parent returns around 10:30pm, checks on the kids to make sure they're in bed and then then heads to bed themselves.
Leaving notes around the house, in our child's backpack or lunchbox, voicemails, text messages, etc...
Describe the difference between "baby powered toys" and "battery powered" toys.
Baby powered is powered by imagination and with little thrills, lights, etc. Battery powered is powered by batteries with flashing lights, disney characters, music, etc.
What is the part of the brain that fires off a "warning signal" when we feel in danger?
Amygdala
What's a phrase people use when Gaslighting?
You crazy! That never happened.
You're remembering that wrong.
You're a liar. She would never do that! She's too nice.
You're just too sensitive. What I did wasn't that bad.
Permissive
Do you as a parent have a right to check homework, backpacks, bedrooms, and phones if you suspect something is wrong?
Absolutely.
Personal identity or asking "who I am" is something preteens/teens question between ages 12-18. What's one way parents can help guide their kids through this stage?
Any answer is correct.
What are the two F's we feel when we "feel" threatened, angry or in danger?
(Optional: Do you remember the third "F"?)
Flight or Fight
*Freeze
What can happen when someone is gas lit often or frequently?
They can begin to feel like maybe they are going crazy or imagining them.
They feel invalidated.
Low self esteem.
Maybe what happened was my fault.