11/7/2010
Understanding Our Youth
How would you know you succeeded as a parent? Brenda Sing-Ota, MS Professional Clinical Counselor, Asha Asher, MA (OTR/L), FAOTA, M Ed (Sp Ed)
Culture Differences Identity
Education
Community
Cultural Differences
• Acculturation • Parenting Styles • Stages of Identity
• Expectations • Extra Curricular Activities
Asian Values
Host Country Values
Family Centered
Nuclear Family
Restraint of feelings
Verbal/Emotional behavioral
expressiveness Well defined patterns of
• Social Relationships • Communication
Transitional
interaction
Sue & Sue 1990
Acculturation Continuum
Parenting Styles Authoritarian
Assimilate
Marginalize
Separate
Integrate
• Many rules and demands • Few explanations • Little sensitive to child’s needs or perspective • “Because I said so.” • Obedient, proficient. Tend to rank lower in social competence, self esteem, happiness
Farver 2007
Permissive
Uninvolved
• Few rules or demands • Little attempt to control child’s behavior • Indulgent
• Few rules or demands • Insensitive and inattentive to child's needs • Little communication
• Problems with authority, perform poorly ins school.
• Lack self control, low self-esteem, less competent than peers
Authoritive • • • •
Reasonable demands Consistently enforced Sensitivity to Child Acceptance
• Happy, capable, successful
Maccoby, E.E. and Baumrind, D
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