Friedman Assessment

The weak and distant mother-daughter relationship is formed by many factors, including lack of support. The lack of

Parenting played a big role in shaping the two boys lives. Having a parental mentor is important because they assist and guide children to take the right decisions about their lives. The author had his two parents at the beginning of his life. Also, the author’s parents, especially his mother, tried to raise him in an effective way wanting him to know the right from wrong at an early age. “No mommy loves you, like I love you, she just wants you to do the right thing” (Moore 11). This quote was a live example of the author’s life with his parents. It reflected the different ways his parents used to teach him “the right thing.” Though his mother was upset from his action toward his sister, his father

As the kids grow up they notice many irregularities in the parents relationship and are

The participants were three members of a family. The first was male and 67 years of age. The second was female and 52 years old. The third member of the family was male, and 25 years old.

When examining the context, the family must work at least 55 hours per week to be considered over the poverty line. However, many work places will not allow overtime, so being in a single parent household, or having only one family member working will not make the amount to fall over the poverty line. Although, working for minimum wage and having 55 hours per week may not be allowed, but finding a job that pays $10 an hour for 40-hours a week would push a family over the poverty line. So, if only one person is working they will have to pick up another job, if they are only working minimum wage.

Family: Remsley has a conflicting relationship with his mother. According to Remsley, he and his mother have different views on things (i.e. friends, education, house rules and leisure time). Due to youth and his mother disagreements in the home causes verbal conflict between them. Remsley and his mother have a

that a full-time worker (and the worker’s family) is earning $9,050 below the poverty line.

Sebastian reported when his parents lived together, his mother cared for him. Sebastian reported that his mother would get his ready for school and both parents would drop him off. The child reported that his mother would pick him up from school.

This family has gone through many obstacles, Sandra's husband got injured at his job ten years ago and since then he has been living with his disability checks and Sanda works as a babysitter. Both parents do not have stable jobs where it is promising they will get a good amount of money every two weeks. They struggle to give their two youngest children a few extras. Sandra and her husband try to give as much as they can, but two things Sandra does give them is trust and good communication. "Subsequent studies have affirmed the importance of parents, partially of their warmth communication acceptance and involvement in their children's lives" (ch 12, pg 279) Sandra will not judge her children, even if she does not agree with what they are doing. She is also a authoritative parenting, "the approach is to put boundaries on acceptable behaviors within a warm

Throughout the story the father and son become closer and begin to develop a closer relationship, from all of the things they are doing together. Although, the father and son have opposite

The family stated that the only member that requires more attention than others is the teenage son. The son states he does well in school and does not get in trouble a lot at home. The son has numerous friends in the neighborhood that he plays with. The mother has the roles of wife and mother, she does not work out of the home. The father has roles of husband, father, and soldier.

BFDC shows one communication weakness during difficult times when uncomfortable feelings are caused by the parent because of the tone that is shared in a conversation. BFDC need to reflect on what might have occurred for a parent to feel a certain way and develop a different way of communicating between one another. Another communication weakness is not accepting all the opinions and values about children from Bright from the Start and QR. BFDC needs to recognize that change is good by acknowledging and respecting their perspective of seeing things different. The third communication weakness is when BFDC feels hesitant on approaching a parent because of their non-verbal communication. BFDC needs to make sure that they are mindful of how their nonverbal communication is perceived and to be aware of their tone of voice and the way they cross their arms when talking to parents. “People may express meaning with affect displays by using facial expressions to communicate disgust, hostility, or joy” (Waldeck, Kearney, and Plax, p.39).

Ruth’s mother and her stepfather, Ewell, Perry’s father seem to not give Ruth and Perry the necessary support two young adolescents need during this developmental stage in their lives. Grandmother notices something is quite wrong with the kids, Ruth is

Two years ago sibling B reached out to sibling A about a pending separation from her husband. The major concerns were expressed via phone and text. The result of these dialogues expressed a concern

His father was moody and very irritable and wasn’t a strong figure in the household