This type of topic is something that needs not only a scientific eye to look at social experiments, but a more caring and personal viewpoint as well to fully understand the effects on children. A parent or adult figure is needed at all ages in life, whether you're an infant that needs help with everything, a toddler that keeps crawling into danger, a wide-eyed child going off to elementary school for the first time, or that cocky teenager full of raging hormones and bad ideas. Someone needs to be there to change your diaper, to guide you away from those electrical sockets, to hold your hand and introduce you to your teacher, or to ensure you're going to become a responsible adult that functions well in society. It is my belief that no one can grow up successfully without an adult figure to help out through life. If that's your birth parents, then great! If that happens to be your adoptive family, more power to you! Your favorite teacher, caring coach, best friends parents, someone, as long as they are a positive role model, has to guide a young spirit through those grueling first eighteen years of life.
How do we define a positive role model? Well, someone who can lead by example. We don't ask hobos, thieves, or inmates to come talk in to teenagers about life after school. It's those adults who understand life, who work hard for their goals, that we want to influence these kids. As for me, I spent part of my life surrounded by those who could not provide those qualities needed in a great role model, so I chose to spend my life with someone who was. This choice allowed me to begin to understand was needed for a teenager to begin that ascent into adulthood. I contend that the nuclear family is no longer a necessity to foster a safe haven for children, but that extended families, single parent households, and adoptive families can manage just as well, given the right people at the helm. The parent is the captain of the ship (house) and needs to look after the crew (children) of their ship. I have included a link to another blog that touches on the same subject here, but from a different viewpoint.
http://timetoloveyourself.com/blog/wise-parents-teac/
Your header and first line were a bit confusing. The reason was that I didn't exactly know what your topic was about. Sometimes readers of blogs happen on a particular post, but it might not be the first one, so you have to be really specific as early on in each post as possible.
ReplyDeleteI think that interviewing an inmate would be a great example of what can happen to one after school!
Back to your personal narrative. I think it's time next week to let us into your situation. What happened? You don't have to provide exact details of every moment, and you can change some details for your comfort. Just remember to engage your reader in details: connect with us with visual content so that we come back to your blog to hear the rest of the story, your ideas, your research.
And here's something I've been thinking about living-with-parents-wise. My mother was recently diagnosed with cancer and moved into my sister's home (she also stays with me quite a bit). This is becoming more and more common. I guess it depends on the society and the economy, but families are living together for longer and longer. The dynamics of these family situations are excellent research options, from multiple family generations under one roof to those who leave the home early.
This blog post is very appealing to me because of the fact that I come from such a large family. Also, I think of myself being a role model to my younger siblings and I could not agree more to what you said. Every person deserves someone to look up to in order to be steered on the right path of life.
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