New Directions in Analyses of Parenting Contributions to Children's Acquisition of Values

Traditional theories of how children acquire values or standards of behavior have emphasized the importance of specific parenting techniques or styles and have acknowledged the importance of a responsive parent-child relationship, but they have failed to differentiate among forms of responsiveness,...

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Published in:Child development 2000-01, Vol.71 (1), p.205-211
Main Authors: Grusec, Joan E., Goodnow, Jacqueline J., Kuczynski, Leon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquisition
Beliefs
Child
Child development
Child Development - physiology
Child psychology
Child, Preschool
Children
Conformity
Contribution
Daily Routines
Developmental psychology
Humans
Internalization
Knowledge Level
Learning
Moral Development
New Directions for Child Development in the Twenty-First Century
Objectives
Parent Attitudes
Parent Child Relationship
Parent Influence
Parent Responsiveness
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting
Parenting - trends
Parenting Skills
Parents
Research Needs
Rewards
Social Perception
Social Values
Socialization
Temperament
Theory
Value systems
Values
Values Education
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Summary:Traditional theories of how children acquire values or standards of behavior have emphasized the importance of specific parenting techniques or styles and have acknowledged the importance of a responsive parent-child relationship, but they have failed to differentiate among forms of responsiveness, have stressed internalization of values as the desired outcome, and have limited their scope to a small set of parenting strategies or methods. This paper outlines new directions for research. It acknowledges the central importance of parents and argues for research that (1) demonstrates that parental understanding of a particular child's characteristics and situation rather than use of specific strategies or styles is the mark of effective parenting; (2) traces the differential impact of varieties of parent responsiveness; (3) assesses the conditions surrounding the fact that parents have goals other than internalization when socializing their children, and evaluates the impact of that fact; and (4) considers a wider range of parenting strategies.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/1467-8624.00135