My second observation was of the class PFS 500 about “Parenting & Family Support”. This course is taught by Dr. Maha Ibrahim, who is a Saudi Associate professor of Social Studies in King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia.
The physical learning environment in her class was the U-shaped layout which encourages engagement between instructor and student. The Instructor enter the U and engaged with students one-on-one. The environment was conducive to learning, adequately lit, chairs and tables were comfortable and the environment temperature was comfortable.
Maha Ibrahim received a BS in Child Development from King Saud University and an MA in Psychology from King Faisal University. She was teaching a classes to share her expertise on working with families and share how human behavior affect parenting & families in a social-cultural context.
The instructor’s objective to describe and analyze challenges from the larger societal context impacting parents and families. She provided suggestions for how family serving professionals can integrate this knowledge into their practice. Draw upon theories and research on the ecology of parenting to inform my practice. Demonstrate how to analyze power relations among racial, social, cultural, or economic groups in Saudi Arabia.
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I learned that it is important to spend less time explaining through instruction and investing more time in experimental and error-tolerant modes of engagement. The notion that learning involves students as co-creators and collaborative problem-solvers is indeed an important one, and teachers and schools that work to capitalize on the generational characteristics of sharing, researching, evaluating, and collaborating with peers, are more likely to enact and inspire teaching and learning practices that emulate the forms of sharing and social engagement that are flourishing in the 21st century
The father’s parenting style in a dangerous neighborhood had a higher chance of being “ moderately involved” compared to authoritative and with his cultural values, there was a lower chance of him being “moderately involved” compared to authoritative. The authors of this article said that these finding could be explained by a lack of financial, material, other resources which are parental stressors that can occur in neighborhoods that are dangerous or disadvantaged. In the end, the researchers found that most of the mothers and fathers adhered to the well-known authoritative parenting since their demandingness and responsiveness was in line with that parenting
Boyhood is a 2014 American drama film directed and written by Richard Linklater. It is a coming of age story. The film was created over 12-year span with the same people. It includes among 2002-2013. Basically, the movie is about a young boy named Mason and his family.
We live in a complex, unpredictable world, filled with an array of family styles and personalities. Whether or not we recognize it, the family in which one is raised or currently resides plays a pivotal role in their development and opportunities. While we should not blame our circumstance on where we came from, it is crucial that we understand how our childhood influences why we are the way we are. One phenomenon that affects several families, particularly ones with low-income, is parentification. Parentification, also known as the role-reversal of a parent and a child, is not inherently harmful for a child, but it is important to look at the situation objectively and consider the risk-factors.
Language skills Language skill is one of the milestone achievements of the first two years of life. Children are born with innate schema of communication, such as body language or facial expression to communicate with parents or caregiver. The acquisition of language starts from phonology, which is an important skill for a child to master where he or she is to absorb the sound and identify the sounds form one language to another. This was nurtured both at home and in school where Alexander has to absorb sounds from native (Cantonese) and foreign languages (English).
Maureen Samms-Vaughan’s article “Children Caught in the Crossfire” sends a very sensitive message to the families out there. The title encompasses the whole issue presented in the article. Vaughan creates a forum for families undergoing this issue, as well as for other families out there, to be educated about the severe consequences that the change in family structures have on children. Vaughan introduces her message by beginning with the thesis statement, “The change in family structure that children experience during their lives are not without consequences.” Even though the thesis would have been much more effective at the end of her introduction, it still helped to pave a path for the readers.
Family members may or may not be biologically related, share the same household, or be legally recognized” (Raney, 2015:6). In the series Modern family, it shows the dynamics of a 21st century family and how traditions and culture has evolved over the years. As opposed to “nuclear family” “No longer does the traditional family consist of two parents and two children; instead, more diverse and shifting family structures are becoming the norm.