Parenting tips

By: Sia Leh Kiong

Introduction:
Greet the audience
Express the honour.
Appreciate the presence of the audience.
General statement to link to thesis statement.

Introduction:
Thesis statement:
lover
Democratic
approach

Behaviour
motivator

A good
parent
Observer

Friend

Designer

Competence
motivator

Content 1 & 2
1) Lover
-

Maslows Hierarchy of need

The best way in showing love (presence and time)
Weekend trip
Listen, listen, listen and be a catcher.

2) Behaviour motivator
- wandering at the edge of cliff
- Motivate extrinsically or intrinsically or both?
- Kohlbergs Theory of Moral Development
- extrinsically intrinsically

Content 3 & 4
3) Competence motivator
Certificate
Avoid comparing

4) Designer
Zone of Proximal Development by Lev Vygotsky
children are great imitator, so give them something
great to imitate

Content 5 & 6
5) Friend
- Similar perspective
- View in their perspective
- understanding

6) Observer
- Milestone of the child development
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Puberty

Content 7 & 8
7) Authoritarian
- Deterrent effect on child
- Rule 1: parent is always right
- Rule 2: if you find parent is wrong, refer to rule 1
- Neglect spiritual development
and laissez-faire approach

-French term that means let it be

- all emotions are accepted no matter how the child behaves.
- over freedom
- may not pick up on social cues (no man is an island)
8) Democratic approach
- Integration of authoritarian and laissez-faire
- Set rules and expectation
- Encourage discussion and give-and-take
- Exp: Chinese New Year

Conclusion
Parenting= challenging but not impossible
quote-=Every child deserves a parent, but not every
parent deserves a child.
Summation=
lover
Democratic
approach

Observer

Behaviour
motivator

A good
parent

Friend

Competence
motivator

Designer