Based on Freud's Psychodynamic theories and Skinner's Learning theories, what are your advises to parents?

Question

These advises is to be provided for parents for parenting and must be applied for the same age children.

I'm not using this for my class, it's just an argument between me and my friends to prove that parents don't need these theories to raise their kids. It's natural for kids to grow up normally.

Answer 1

Learn Frued's life phases and when they occur and what they mean. Oral Stage, infancy, everything goes in the mouth. If something traumatic happens in that phase, the child could have an oral fixation for the rest of their lives. Anal Stage, 2 to about 6, potty training, if something traumatic happens to them during this stage, the child could be anal-retentive, or (i know) anal-explosive, not literally, of course. Latency Stage, 6 or so until puberty, child will forget about bodily functions and start forming friendships outside of the family. Genital Stage, adolescence, kids begin to experiment, and start forming their first romantic relationships. That's where Freud ends.

Try Erik Erikson, he has the same stages, but he included more life stages and expanded on Freud.

That's the best I could do from memory. My advice is to pay attention to the age of your child and try to notice what they are doing in relation to these phases. Try to head off behavior that is unacceptible at the same time try to think of the consequences of each phase, for example techniques for potty training and the lasting effects of the training.

Answer 2

being a parent with grown up children and grandchildren i would say to you what i say to my daughter use your common sence listen to everyone but do what you think is right because no matter how hard you try and no matter whos advice you take you will skrew up its normal but saying that dont worry your kids will be fine and make great adults as long as you do things in moderation because excessice parenting is the worst kind there is plenty of evidence to prove this so just try to be normal and loving not too strict not to soft always loving not judgemental most inportant let your children know how wonderful they are self esteam and posetivity make for a solid foundation in later life

Answer 3

Don't bother, having children is a selfish act, it's like saying "Look at us! Aren't we great! Let's create more of us!"

Answer 4

and you're basing that on yahoo answers? try readin... as in, books, not stuff off the net :P