CDFR 3002 1st Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture I. Supporting Children’s Growth and Development Part 1Outline of Current Lecture II. Healthy LifestylesIII. Families and the Media IV. Are We A Nation of Multitaskers? V. How Should Parents Discipline? VI. Coercive Discipline VII. Fundamental Principle of Parent Education Current Lecture- Healthy Lifestyles o Safety Injuries leading cause of death for children/adolescents  Most are preventable o Eating Obesity Epidemic - 38% overweight (above 85%)- 20% obese (above 95%) o Exercise Parental inactivity is strong predictor of child inactivity o Sleep  Rats deprived of sleep die faster than rats deprived of food - Families and the Media (2009) o Children Spend More Time Connected Than Any Other Activity Except Sleeping Media is often used as a babysitter (Under Age 6) - Parents use it to have free time, interrupt fighting, and as a way to soothe - Average 2 year old watches 1 hour per day (Despite APA recommendation)  Media use (8-18) - Condense 10.75 hours into 7.5 hours - Boys use media more than girls o Mostly due to video games o Girls use social media more and listen to more music- African American and Latino/a youth use more than Caucasian o Parents Are Not Better  12 hours a day using media - Television, radio, internet These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Are We A Nation of Multitaskers? o Our Brain is Limited in How Much it Can Take in At a Time Doing two things limits ability to be successful at both things We have a harder time shutting out irrelevant information Take a longer time problem solving o Those Who Don’t Multitask  Students perform better at testso Major Causes of Fatalities/Injuries in Car Accidents? Texting while driving  Drunk driving  Speeding - How Should Parents Discipline? o Natural and Logical Consequences  Natural: Direct Result of a Physical Act - Son wearing shorts to school on a cold day?  Logical: Events that Follow a Social Act - Doing math early Monday morning because attended a party Saturday - Can replace natural: running into a street  Often Removes Parents from Position of “Bad Cop” o Contracting  Behavioral contracting to reward good behavior o Negative Consequences: 6 Main Principles  Intervene Early  Stay Calm  State the Rule Use Mild Consequence Be Consistent  Reinforce positive afterwardso 3 Main Types of Negative Consequences Ignore Behavior- Best for behaviors that are not harmful Social Disapproval - I don’t like that  Time-Out - Best for aggressive and destructive behavior - Should be limited to 1 minute per age - Will change as kids get older (room not a good idea) - Coercive Discipline o Include Both Physical and Verbal Punishment  59% of parents reported spanking children- (8% reported hitting with an object)  93% reported yelling at their children 2 or more times per week o Major Factors  Unrealistic Expectations Were a Major Factor- Children should not have a tantrumo By age 2 (20%) o By age 3 (43%) o Not developmentally realistic 3-5 - Lack of parental self-control o Influenced by stress and other contextual factors- Verbal Punishment (VP)o Shaming, yelling, and expressing disappointment  Both parent and child report increased aggressiveness and anxiety- Physical Punishment (PP) o Use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purpose of correcting or controlling the child’sbehavior  Spanking, grabbing, hitting or shoving o Impact of physical punishment varies by age  Younger children experience PP more than older  Boys experience more PP than girls Mothers use PP more than fathers  Younger parents use PP more than older parents o Very few, if any; positive results and children do not internalize values o Most parents report not wanting to use it (even those that use it) - Fundamental Principle of Parent Education o What is the Most Fundamental Principle of Parent Education?  The importance of the relationship  Relationships are most significant influence of healthy growth  Most powerful predictor of optimal child