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Family and its Role in Balanced Child Upbringing during Sensitive Developmental Stages
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Taghi Abutalebi Ahmadi   |
| Department of Psychology, Counseling and Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Nasibeh Campus, Tehran, Iran. |
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Background and Aim: Nurturing children is one of parents’ most critical duties in the family. Psychologists believe that a person’s personality is formed during the earliest years of life, making childhood the ideal time for a balanced and harmonious upbringing. A family can deliver a well‑balanced, thriving child to society when it maintains its own stability and harmony. A balanced family reflects unity and integrity. In such a family, each member has a special role and a spirit of meritocracy replaces patriarchal, matriarchal, or child‑centered dominance. In designing a calm and balanced family, patriarchal, matriarchal, or child‑centered rule is not acceptable; instead, a meritocratic mindset is acceptable by everyone. The first years of child-upbringing, regarded as sensitive stages of development, are highly important and they shape children’s physical, emotional and moral structure. A true home is a healthy, vibrant environment full of peace, emotion and friendship and is the best foundation for emotional and moral development.
Method: This research involves collecting documentary information and is a library-based study employing descriptive‑analytical analysis.
Results: According to various parenting styles and the existing library-based studies, it is pointed to the superiority of the rational authoritative parenting style over other approaches. As the first and the most important environment for a child’s balanced or unbalanced growth, the family plays a crucial role and this research emphasizes on the balanced method.
Conclusion: In this study, to address the question of whether the family can play a role in balanced parenting during a child’s sensitive developmental stages, the findings of this research and previous studies, without any prejudice or bias toward different parenting styles, show that parents who adopt an authoritative approach, rather than permissive or authoritarian ones, can effectively deliver well‑balanced, thriving children to society.
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| Keywords: Family, Child, Balanced Parenting, Sensitive Developmental Stages |
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Type of Study: Original Article |
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Received: 2023/07/28 | Accepted: 2023/11/4
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