Unit 1. XXI Century Parents

To support the modern parenting literature

To criticize children's bad behavior

To offer a consistent approach based on science

To show how to be a strict parent

Children are more demanding

Parents are not educated enough

Both parents are often at home

Parents are busier due to job demands

Their children having too much freedom

Alienation of youth and their children’s future

Lack of schools in their areas

Too many parenting books

The belief that children must learn on their own

The use of strict discipline

The goal of building character and morals

The number of parenting books available

Parent-power believes in freedom, child-power in rules

Parent-power suggests control, child-power suggests waiting for the child’s readiness

Both support early and strict training

Parent-power ignores children’s emotions

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False