Adolescent Problems - Essay Example

Download file to see previous pages... He stays out of trouble so he thinks that his parents should be more lenient sometimes. He says that his dad always tells him he is strict "for his own good" but Marco really does not know what his father means by this. His brother has a little more leniency, but his father is always telling his brother that he has to be a man in whatever he does; Marco says his dad does not explain exactly what he means by "be a man." Marco hopes that his brother will not be like his father when he grows up because his father is sometimes very mean.
When talking to Marco, the theory that seemed to best fit him was Piaget's especially when he talks about the formal operational stage. Marco seemed to be very good at thinking logically and he talked about the future and how it would be for him and his brother. He seemed to be a very well put together a young man and although he said that his father was strict, I think this was keeping him out of trouble.
In my opinion, Marcos father was the authoritarian parenting style because of the rules he was expected to follow and the fact that he was punished if he did not follow the rules. His mother did not seem to have much to say on the matter according to Marco. I do not think that his father would change his attitude when the boys are older because of his military training.
Keisha is a 14-year-old, African-American female who lives with her mother in a large home in a nice area. Her mother and father are divorced and Keisha spends equal time with her mother or her father. She has two siblings, a 21-year-old sister, and a 7-year-old sister. Keisha says she gets along with both of her parents very well and they are friendly, though they are divorced.
Keisha's parents seem to have a more of an Authoritative parenting style. Keisha explained that if they are caught breaking one of the house rules, her mother and her father would explain to them what they had done wrong and give them a hand in deciding what should be done about it. ...Download file to see next pagesRead More