Assignment 1.3 Revised Definition

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Introduction

Clarifying definitions is important for communicating with audiences appropriately. The objective of the assignment 1:3 is to understand the significance of clarifying definitions in technical writing. Students are required to write a parenthetical, sentence, and expanded definition of a technical term.

Term

Authoritative parents

Scenario

In a coaching program for parenting, parents need to learn what is appropriate parenting for children. To do so, they need to understand what type of action belongs to which parenting styles. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the definition of “authoritative parents,” which is one of the parenting styles.

Definitions

Parenthetical definition:

In four different parenting styles, authoritative parents (both demanding and responsive) lead to the best outcome for children in self-resilience, GPA, and academic competence.

Sentence definition:

Authoritative parents are a parenting style that is both demanding and responsive to children as they are strict and supportive at the same time.

Expanded definitions:

1. History

The current division of parenting styles is based on the study by Diana Baumrind.
Based on her observations, she categorized parenting styles into three; depending on the extent of demandingness and responsiveness, it was categorized into these four:
- authoritarian
- authoritative
- permissive
- uninvolved (this category was added later by other studies) (Cherry, 2021).

2. Comparison and contrast

Parenting styles differ based on the extent of support delivered from parents to children and demandingness.
- Authoritative parents are both demanding and responsive (Laff & Ruiz, 2019, p.73; Muraco et al., 2020).
- Authoritarian parents are demanding but low in responsiveness (Laff & Ruiz, 2019, p.73; Muraco et al., 2020).
- Permissive parents are low in demandingness but responsive (Laff & Ruiz, 2019, p.73; Muraco et al., 2020).
- Uninvolved parents are both low in demandingness and responsiveness (Laff & Ruiz, 2019, p.73; Muraco et al., 2020).

3. Visuals

This figure explains how authoritative parenting styles bring the best academic outcome (Stavrulaki et al., 2020).

4. Examples

Authoritative parents give children a high level of demand and responsiveness (Laff & Ruiz, 2019, p.73). Even though they are strict in certain things, they have a clear standard and their response to children’s actions is warm. Since they communicate well with their children, parents’ reactions are reasonable for children.

For example, they allow their children to play or study for a certain time, and they carefully teach based on how children follow the rules.
Another example is that they teach why children cannot do certain things, such as hitting their friends, and they will praise or scold based on their actions.

References

Cherry, K. (2021, September 2). Diana Baumrind biography. Explore Psychology. https://www.explorepsychology.com/diana-baumrind/

Laff, R., & Ruiz, W. (2019). Child, Family, and Community. College of Canyons. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B4Y2EEp7HoECRBh_vXP3BCrg84QYOnjD/view

Muraco, J. A., Ruiz, W., Laff, R., Thompson, R., & Lang, D. (2020, May 18). Baumrind’s parenting styles – Parenting and family diversity issues. Iowa State University Digital Press – Open Access Books and Educational Resources Publishing. https://iastate.pressbooks.pub/parentingfamilydiversity/chapter/chapter-1-2/

Stavrulaki, E., Li, M., & Gupta, J. (2020). Perceived parenting styles, academic achievement, and life satisfaction of college students: The mediating role of motivation orientation. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 36(3), 693-717. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-020-00493-2