This Wednesday, we’re going to begin talking about child development and popular parenting beliefs.
Blog Assignment 2 | Due Wednesday April 7 | 12:00 noon
GOALS: 1) Create a feeling of community and familiarity 2) Practice finding and linking images
Since we’re going to be thinking about a child’s environment, tell us where you grew up and post a link to an interesting online picture taken in your home city or region. It doesn’t have to be a picture you took yourself - just an interesting photo. In addition to that link, describe one belief that your parents / grandparents / guardians had about how children develop (or how you should be raised) that you found a little questionable at times. It could be something that you agree with now, or something that you still find sketchy.
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I'll get us started. I'm from Cleveland, Ohio, and here's an old picture of Cleveland in the snow, with Lake Erie stretching to the north and the Cuyahoga River running through town. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cleveland_Ohio_1937.jpg
ReplyDeleteAs for the belief, my dad always said that a kid's personality and intelligence are set by age 3. It made me wonder why I had to try so hard in school!
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ReplyDeleteI was born in Vallejo, California and we moved to Idaho not long after. We lived in Garden City until I was bout 7, and then we moved to Middleton and my family has lived there ever since.
ReplyDeleteHere is a picture of the city park:
http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicc/cfiles30722.jpg
My parents raised us with a sort of "half-and-half" method. They believed that the father's job was to emphasize rationality and self-dependency, while the mother teaches social competence and emotionally awareness. I often wondered how single parents' (or parents with reversed roles) relationships with their children were factored into this development.
-JD
I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii (O’ahu). Here is a picture I took of the sunset at Ali’i Beach Park in Haleiwa, which is about a half an hour drive from my house.
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A belief from my dad is that a child should be taught the difference between right and wrong at an early stage in life. These types of lessons should start at birth, when the child is a baby, so that the child has time to decipher the information and begin to learn. I agree with what he has to say, however, I always wondered why I was getting into trouble for the things I did that I thought was right but in the end turned out being wrong.
I was born in Madison Wisconsin and lived there until I was about nine when I moved to Boise Idaho. Here's a picture of the area in the Northend where my family lives:
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That house on the hill with the American Flag was built for J.R. Simplot. He sold all his potato fields in Idaho to the McDonald's corporation which has made Simplot potatoes famous and Idaho fairly famous for potatoes.
I read Joseph's statement and that's almost how I feel my parents raised me as well. My Dad's a doctor and he's always been the more "logical" or had the more rational role in our family dynamics compared to my mother who is much more emotional with me. I believe that their methods in raising me just happened rather than them planning it as such but it has always made me question if there is a proven perfect family environment to raise children in.
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ReplyDeleteI was born in Seattle, moved to Bourges France, back to Seattle, and then to Bellingham, WA when I was 4. This is a picture from the lake that I live by: http://i.pbase.com/u37/cyborob/upload/24377968.fogrising.jpg with my mom. It's pretty nice to swim across but probably better for just walking around through the surrounding woods.
ReplyDeleteMy parents divorced when I was young and my parents both have very different styles of parenting. My mother was almost a "friend" in that from a very young age she respected my opinion and fostered confidence in myself. My dad, however, thought that children should be treated with strict "rules" and expectations. For example, he always checked up on my homework and had specific homework "times." Honestly, I've found that creating barriers before they're necessary is very detrimental. A leash without cause is oppressive, not responsible. I think that parents need to learn about the cognitive abilities of children to understand subtleties and make their own decisions.
I was born and raised in University Place, WA which is right next to Tacoma. This picture is of the golf course which has become the focal point of the city in the last couple years because the PGA tour will be held there in a few years.
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One belief that my mother had for my brother, my sister, and myself was that she should trust us until we gave her reason not to. So growing up we always knew that we were free to do what we wanted, but it was in the back of our minds not to break that trust because then the freedom would be gone. And once the trust was broken, which we all broke at one point or another, we had to earn it back to earn the freedom back. The part that I have a problem with is that once we each broke the trust and were on our second chances we knew how to hide things from her better and what to say in order for her to still trust us.
I was born in Prosser, WA, a small rural area of Eastern Washington. It is around a 3 hour drive from Seattle, Portland, and Spokane. This picture is what Prosser is famous for: The Great Prosser Balloon Rally. For a weekend in September, all kinds of people gather to ride and watch hot air balloons in our small town.
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One belief my parents raised me with was the belief that each child should learn Spanish, the most frequent used language of my extended family, on their own. They thought it would empower each child to learn on their own and inspire them to further their education. They were wrong. I just felt out of place without being able to understand what grandparents or distant cousins were saying to me. I still believe my parents should have taught me Spanish, as well as English. I now can understand most Spanish, but still have a problem with speaking it.
For the majority of my childhood I grew up in Novato, California which is about 30 minutes north of San Francisco. Novato is quite an expansive suburban town; here is a photograph of the area where I lived.
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Both my father and my mother repeatedly told me that even though I was short I would, in a few years' time, in fact sprout up taller than all of my friends. They told me that all tall people are very short when they are young. I hung on to that false hope like it was my last dieing wish...until yesterday when I looked it up on the internet and, get this, realized it was all LIES!
I was born and raised in Santa monica, California.
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When i was growing up my parents believed that I really didn't have to believe anything, every 'fact' is skewed opinion seen through the perspective of another persons eyes. I still agree with this statement, it's probably why I've chosen to major in psychology.
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ReplyDeleteI was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. I have lived in the same house my entire life. Besides me, other residents include my parents and two cats (both females). I am the youngest of four and literally I mean the youngest because my oldest sibling is 20 years my senior and the sibling right before me is 13.
ReplyDeleteA belief I can vividly remember and that my mom still states even today is that “if you poor you gotta go.” She is referring to work. I hate when she says this.
http://blogs.catster.com/the-cats-meow-a-cat-and-kitten-blog/files/2009/11/seattleCat.jpg
-SJ
I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. I have lived in the same house my entire life. Besides me, other residents include my parents and two cats (both females). I am the youngest of four and literally I mean the youngest because my oldest sibling is 20 years my senior and the sibling right before me is 13.
ReplyDeleteA belief I can vividly remember and that my mom still states even today is that “if you poor you gotta go.” She is referring to work. I hate when she says this.
http://blogs.catster.com/the-cats-meow-a-cat-and-kitten-blog/files/2009/11/seattleCat.jpg
I was born in Sweedish hospital here in Seattle, moved to the Roseville in California, then to Portland in Oregon, then I moved back and am currently living in Renton. We're probably best known for this Spirit of Washington, which used to be a train that took you on a tour around the nice sights of Washington. It moved somewhere else though, I'm not sure why anymore lol. Here's a picture of it though, it's right next to the elementary school I went to.
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My mother primarily raised me, and I was one of those trouble making kids who would be capable of getting into trouble in any situation. My mother believed that physical discipline (corporal punishment if you will) was necessary to get me to calm down. It worked a lot for me, and it is part of the reason why when I see people state that it's a fact that if you spank your children you won't get the desired result, I question as to whether it's a fact or not.
I moved to Guam when I was four years old, and I was raised there since. One of my favorite things about Guam is our beautiful beaches..here is a link of a sunset on one of the beaches on Guam.
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I was born in SF,California, but the reason my parents decided to move to Guam was to raise me in a more focused and different enviroment from the city life in SF. One of the most important things that my parents stressed as I was growing up was education. They always wanted me to focus on school, without any distractions. When I was in high school, I wanted to get just a part time job but my parents were completely against me working until I finished school. I never understood that till now. Working, even a part time job, during school is a big distraction in itself. HJ
My childhood was spent mostly in Seattle, Washington, even though we moved further north a few times as my family grew in size. The link is to a picture of Green Lake Park in the summer. The two girls in the picture bring memories of enjoying the long-awaited summers in Seattle with family. http://tinyurl.com/yfaqpmk.
ReplyDeleteMy parents raised us to "never take any moment with family for granted." Perhaps this belief parallels the phrase, "blood is thicker than water", where family ties take priority among other types of relationships. I empathize with their reasoning as both survived the Khmer Rouge and sought refuge in America. My dad was fortunate to have all his immediate family members (Dad, 7 siblings + their children!) come with him but my mom was not. However, I still question the insularity that it implies, which may invalidate good friendships and other types of bonds. That is, friends are also another kind of "family" that we choose. This "loyalty" belief may seem common, but in my parent's case, it was necessary for survival. Perhaps, this is linked to evolutionary theory and general adaptation. - MCS
I was born in Hong Kong which is a really small place and never been moved to anywhere when I was growing up. However, I came to the United States for study as an international student 3 years ago.
ReplyDeleteThe Photo below is always my favorite. I am in love with the night view of Hong Kong.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricky-ng/981444579/
In my home country, specially my parents, grandparents, they utilized punishments to forbid us to do the wrong things such as fighting with my siblings and speaking foul language. They hit us when we do something wrong by using ruler hitting our hands. I didn’t really understand why they did that to us, and I didn’t think this is what they have to do to avoid our wrong behaviors. However, I now understood. My mom said kids are not easy to understand what is wrong by just saying it. This is a must to have punishments to tell them those behaviors are prohibited. My parents have stopped using punishments since we are 9 years old because they think punishments are no longer workable for kids who are reaching adolescences. I totally understand why my parents use such parenting to raise us. And now I saw my little cousin, who is never hit by their parents, is always rude to people. Sometimes, I think punishments (not too harsh, not too often) can help children to differentiate the wrong and right. I think wrong and right is really important to everyone.
I am from Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima here is not the city, but the prefecture, which is kind of similar to a state in the U.S. My city is the next to the Hiroshima city. It is like Shoreline to Seattle. My city did not get directly affected by the atomic bomb, but my grandmother witnessed many people evacuating. There is an inland sea called Setonaikai, where we have good oysters. Miyajima is a famous tourist spot on the sea. Miyajima fireworks in every August is fantastic too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YoVIDr8Jk4
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I remember is that my mother did not want me to receive any gifts from my friends. I assume that she was worried about children spending money on material stuff. But I don’t think this is related to any kind of psychological myth… In terms of child rearing, I do not remember any specific beliefs my mother employed. In my time, scientific myths weren’t used a lot; instead, we just relied on cultural manners.
I spent a large part of my childhood in Phoenix, Arizona. Here is a picture of the Grand Canyon, which was only a couple hours away, and which we visited with some frequency, especially when camping.
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One thing my mother did that bothered me was her stock response to any argument she did was wish to have: “Because I said so.” I always felt that by ending the argument this way, she was not listening to what I had to say, or even acknowledging that I had a valid point. Since I always wanted to understand things, and she was very encouraging of that, it also confused me, because by saying “because I said so” she was refusing to explain her own reasoning to help me understand her position.
I was born in San Francisco, Ca. Here is a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge with some fog.
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My parents always said when I was young that girls and boys had inherently different learning styles. This always made me wonder why most boys and girls went to the same schools and took the same tests.