I'm a bit baffled at you post here Gary. Supernanny isn't using and/or
recommending strategies on a whim. She is helping parents to start
using very well validated strategies of positive parenting that involve
four major components:
1) Provide a dependable and reliable schedule and structure for
Jean, I find this materialinteresting also, but am leary of pop psych applications presented in the media. I was merely wondering---since some of us are concerned about such matters, whetherthe parenting ideas are based on some sound psychological evidence perhaps even linked to actual
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The data show that about 1/3 of people who are abused or neglected
by their parents end up abusing or neglecting their own children.
Is there evidence, e.g. from studies of twins reared apart, that their
earlier victimization at home is a major _cause_
Judith Rich Harris would argue that it's not ok to abuse your kids
because it makes home life unpleasant at the current time, but that abuse
would have no lasting impact on adult personality or functioning. Genes
and peers would matter more. I would refer you to some early
point-counterpoints in
Can't resist a plug here folks for including a segment on parenting when
covering child development in your 101 or child psychology classes. Most
of our students will be parents tho' for most of them it's the farthest
thing from their mind--and I address that. I feel this segment of my
classes
Awesome supernannies are cool, but is there any substantive psychological research on parenting that might be brought in to such classes? Indeed, do you skeptically/scientifically evaluate the whimsies of such super nannies and bring these out for class discussion? Just some ideas.Gary
