As we have read and explored parenting in chapters 8 and 9, we have been presented with many topics and information about parenting today and the highs and lows of it all.
Assignment Description
Part A: Considering the challenges addressed in chapters 8 & 9 and reflecting on your observations and life experience, what do you consider to be some of the greatest issues that parents face today? Present at least two.
Our book presents many of them and you are not limited to this; you may bring up any challenges that you see that you want to bring up in this discussion and do your best to make course connections to these insights.
Part B: Now on the flip side, what do you see as the strengths among today’s parents and 21st-century child-rearing based on the chapter readings in addition to your own observations/experience? In short, what are today’s parents doing well regarding raising their children? Present at least two.
Once again the book does mention and addresses a few, but you are not limited to these alone and may share your views as well.
****Remember course application from the chapter readings is CRITICAL and needed when responding to these questions****
I do realize our text provides plenty of discussion regarding the difficulties, but they do note positive changes and trends taking place too! Do your best to give equal discussion to both parts because they both carry equal weight. For example: do not discuss 3 challenges and then only 1 strength.
Please note: I find most students discuss the challenges in greater length and with more examples and tend to be brief and more generic when it comes to the strengths…not sure why–haha!
Submission Instructions
Submit your discussion posts using the reply arrow below. Be sure to share complete thoughts and examples, and answer the questions above in a way that promotes further discussion with each other. You can write personally in the first person and your posts are expected to be in essay/paragraph form. DO NOT present your work in question/answer (Q&A) format; always essay unless otherwise noted. Keep it conversational and follow the expectations for class discussions.
Your original post must be submitted on the designated MONDAY in the course calendar by 11:59 PM EST.
The four response posts must be submitted no later than TUESDAY by 11:59 PM EST.
Peer responses can be completed in several ways:
Respond to another student’s post.
Respond to a student who has provided feedback on your original post (which can lead to some thoughtful dialogue).
Respond to another student’s comment.
As always remember to:
Review class discussion expectations in Module 0.
Integrate course material from the assigned chapter(s) reading to support and explain your views. The objective of these posts is for you to present an INFORMED opinion and demonstrate comprehension of the course material.
Make sure you respond to all the questions posed in the prompt.
DO NOT EDIT your work once you have submitted your work. This is to protect everyone’s work. Simply, post a reply to your original post if necessary.
Use proper APA formatting when citing any sources within your posts and providing a reference list. Failure to do so will result in a deduction. Any time you have a formatting question, please see the post I created about APA formatting on our announcements page.
Keep in mind: your original post to this prompt is worth up to 10 points and your 4 peer responses are worth up to 4 points. This makes the total points for this discussion worth 14 points.