Parenting and Children’s Traits

1. Parenting and Children’s Traits Introduces discussion on child rearing practices and their relationship to children's traits

2. Developing Through the Life SpanChapter 4

3. Child-Rearing Practices

4. Parenting and Child’s Trait Activity

5. Traits of Greatest Importance to Parents • On the following slide is a list of traits that parents might consider important when raising their children. After reading through the list, place pluses (+) next to the three (3) that you consider to be most important; place minuses (-) next to the three (3) that you choose to be least important.

6. Frankness, honesty in dealing with others Desire to make a name for one’s self Social Mindedness (concern for others) Strict obedience to authority Appreciation of art, music, and literature Economy in money matters (financial good sense) Loyalty to the church Knowledge of sexual hygiene Concentration Tolerance of others Curiosity Patriotism Good Manners Independence Academic Achievement Willingness to work hard Traits

7.                                                             Lynds               Alwin               Bernt                Bernt                                                             (1929)              (1978)              (1989)              (1997)                          Frankness/honesty                                  27                   26                    56                   38 Desire to make a name for one’s self       5                     1                      3                     4 Concentration                                           9                     7                      0                     0 Social mindedness                                  13                   26                    48                   30 Strict obedience                                      45                   17                      8                     0 Appreciation of art, music                         9                     5                   12                     8 Economy in money matters                     25                   17                   11                   30 Loyalty to the church                              50                   22                   12                   11 Traits

8.                                                             Lynds               Alwin               Bernt                Bernt                                                             (1929)              (1978)              (1989)              (1997)                          Knowledge of sexual hygiene                  15                     8                      3                     4 Tolerance of others                                   6                   47                   15                   11 Curiosity                                                   1                   10                   17                     4 Patriotism                                               21                     4                      5                     4 Good manners                                        30                   23                      8                  30 Independence                                         25                   76                   40                  34 Academic achievement                           19                     6                   17                  30 Willingness to work hard                         —                   —                   45                  64 Traits