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What is Your Parenting Style?

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים למתקדמים.

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In today’s world, every parent is unique in his or her own sense. Every parent has his or her own unique method of raising and disciplining their children. Every parent’s parenting style is more influenced by how they were raised and parented than by how they were raised and parented by others. 

Psychologists have identified three main parenting styles that parents with or without their knowledge may adopt to raise their children.

The authoritarian parenting style is used by a parent who believes that kids should be seen and not heard. When it comes to rules, they believe it’s “my way or the highway.” and they don’t take their child’s feelings into consideration. Authoritarian parents may use punishments instead of discipline. You are an authoritative parent if you put a lot of effort into creating and maintaining a positive relationship with your child. You explain the reasons behind your rules, and you enforce rules and give consequences, but take your child’s feelings into consideration. And finally, you may be a Permissive parent if you set rules but rarely enforce them. In addition, you don’t give out consequences very often and you think your child will learn best with little interference from you. Permissive parents usually take on more of a friend role than a parent role.

Every parent really needs to evaluate their expectations of their child. If they really do want their child to grow up to be respectful and a contributing aspect of their generation then they need to make sure their parenting style is the best fit.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Discipline /ˈdɪsəplən/ verb משמעת

    to train someone to follow rules or a code of behavior

    Parents should discipline their children at an early age.

  • Adopt /əˈdɑpt/ verb לְאַמֵץ

    choose to follow or use

    The management will adopt a different strategy in dealing with one big company.

  • Authoritarian /əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən/ adjective סַמְכוּתִי

    enforcing strict authority

    Her behavior is extremely authoritarian. That is not good!

  • Enforce /ɛnˈfɔrs/ verb לֶאֱכוֹף

    to make someone obey a law, or to make a situation happen

    It isn’t always easy for the government to enforce another law.

  • Consequence /ˈkɑnsəkwəns/ noun תוֹצָאָה

    a result of a particular action, often that is bad

    Many believe that crisis is a consequence of low Economic activity.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Do you get on well with your parents? Why or Why not?
  2. What would you do differently from your parents if you were raising children today?
  3. Do you think boys are easier to take care of than girls or vice versa? Why?
  4. If you were a parent, what kind of parenting style mentioned above would you adopt?
  5. What are some things that you would not allow your children to do?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. In line 3, what does the word “they” refer to?

  2. What kind of parenting style is used if a parent takes their children’s feelings into account?

  3. What kind of parenting style is used if a parent feels that children should be observed rather than heard?

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