Week 6: Post 1

The part of our D2L class discussion that I enjoyed most this week was the reflection we had to make on our parents’ parenting style. In my PSYC100 class last semester, we covered the basics of Baumrind’s parenting styles, but did not go into much detail about specifics or how children of each style turn out as adolescents and adults. By reading from our textbook and the peer-reviewed article I found, I was able to gain more insight into the four styles of parenting. I found it very interesting that people all over the world share commonalities when raised with the same type of parenting style. Upon reflecting on my childhood, I was able to see which style of parenting my parent’s chose to raise me with. I found that a lot of the qualities used to describe children of authoritative parents described me. Something that I found quite interesting, however, is the fact that my brother and I have such different personalities and work ethics. My brother is only a year and a half younger than me, so we grew up together. He and I have a very strong relationship because of our closeness in age. However, while I am outgoing and have a strong work ethic, my brother is very shy and sometimes does not have the drive to get things done. The differences between us could be caused by many reasons, parenting style included. Perhaps my parents raised us in different ways, either intentionally or unintentionally. However, if we were raised with the same style, then our differences could be caused by our different genders or genetic makeup.