Developing Parenting Skills

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Theoretical Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Review of Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Discussion of the MBTI as a Parenting Tool . . . . . . . . . . 23

Conclusion and Implications for Further Work . . . . . . . . . 34

Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Families in today's American society are caught in a whirlwind of technological and cultural change, changes which affect every aspect of life, including child-rearing. Unlike generations in the past when life proceeded at a relatively slow pace and environments remained stable, today's families are geographically and socially mobile, often needing to quickly adapt to fluctuating life conditions. These new requirements of parenting often cause stress in families and in relations between parents and children (Glenn & Nelsen, 1989, p. 5).

Sophisticated technological developments do little to ease tensions and stress in families and individuals. Complex information is available on virtually every subject known, but still there is a need for tools and programs which help identify skills required for effective parenting and methods for learning them. H. Stephen Glenn emerges as a significant contri

. . .
son to attend college for the sake of pure learning. He may believe that the reason for advanced learning is to prepare for a specific job, and anything else is a waste of money. An intuitive child may keep a rather messy room because of various experiments in progress, and a dictate to clean up the room may mean that crucial intellectual and creative interests of the moment will be destroyed. In like manner, the intuitive parent may completely miss the mark with a sensing child who simply wants factual information (Kroeger & Thuesen, 1988, p. 164). Gifts Differing, which was published in 1980, is authored by Isabel Briggs Myers, one of the authors of the Myers-Briggs test. This book was written by a woman for whom the observation, study, and measurement of personality were consuming passions for more than half a century. Her thorough descriptions of the various types are the precursor of information elaborated upon in the previously reviewed books which became available to the public. Myers discusses the attraction of opposites and the implications of types in marriage, learning, and work. She does not specifically deal with relationships between parents and children; it is up to the reader to draw those conclusions from
. . .

Some common words found in the essay are:
Elksnin Elksnin, Kroeger Thuesen, Keirsey Bates, Psychological Types, Ehrman Oxford, Psychological Type, Capable People, According Myers, Type Indicator, Stephen Glenn, , , type indicator, parenting education, psychological types, parents children, kroeger thuesen, myers-briggs type indicator, kroeger thuesen 1988, thuesen 1988, myers-briggs type, keirsey bates, mccaulley 1990, keirsey bates 1984, ehrman oxford 1990,
Approximate Word count = 8876
Approximate Pages = 36 (250 words per page)

More Essays on Developing Parenting Skills