How Parents Affect Their Children s Behaviors, Reactions,...

Parents can influence their children’s behaviors, reactions, and thoughts in many ways. Among them is the style of parenting employed, whether they are strict, negligent, supportive or uncaring. The way they speak to their children will be determined by the parenting style, demanding obedience without question, explaining the rules, being emotionally abusive or physically abusive. Abuse of any kind can leave lasting impressions on a child throughout their lifespan. Peers can also influence behavior and thoughts by being supportive and welcoming or by bullying or rejecting a child due to their sexuality, circumstances, or ideas. â€Å"The adolescent brain is often likened to a car with a fully functioning gas pedal (the reward system) but weak brakes (the prefrontal cortex).† (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2014, p.8) While adolescents are individuals with their own minds and ability to control their actions, parents and peers influence adolescent behavior and thought in a multitude of different ways, from gender roles they are expected to fill, showing them how temperament affects behavior and interaction with peers and authority figures, and risky behaviors such as drinking and driving, using drugs, and having unprotected sex. Lev Vygotsky’s Socio-cultural theory of cognitive development focuses on the social influences surrounding an individual throughout their lifespan, birth through death. It â€Å"places a central focus on social interaction as a medium in which childrenShow MoreRelatedWhile The Rate Of Divorce Has Rapidly Increased In Recent1659 Words   |  7 Pageshave children and divorce is an impactful event that can cause life lasting effects on children. The effects that divorce has on children can cause serious psychological issues that may form and develop over time from toddlers into the adolescent stage of their lives. The divorce itself does not affect children in a negative way. The effects result more often from the feeling of uncertainty of what is going to happen after the divorce, from the level of conflict between the parents and from how theRead MoreDivorce And Its Effect On Children998 Words   |  4 Pagesdivorce, there are many children that have to go through this situation at a very young age. Children of ages three to six have a difficult time understanding why their parents are splitting up. 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