Monday, September 30, 2013
Prompt for the week of September 30th
You have had a bit to think about Scarr's notion of "good enough" parents. For this week, talk about three things. First, in a "plain English" sentence or two, try to summarize Scarr's notion for a member of the general public. Second, talk about what evidence and/or arguments that listener would need to trust this notion. Lastly, speak to your agreement with this idea. Are you already convinced? Would the evidence/argument sway you?
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Scarr's notion of good enough parenting is basically that ordinary parents will probably have the same effects on a child's life than so called "super parents." Scarr says that the idea of a culture-driven super parent is silly because all parents want their kid to be the best anyways. An argument to support this notion is that we have evolutionarily adapted to become parents who naturally protect and want the best for our children, so our natural "good enough" parenting is actually perfect for child development. I agree with Scarr's point of view here in that we are naturally good parents because of evolution, but that doesn't mean that parents shouldn't strive to be affective parents. I think that being a "good enough" parent is a good thing for child development because it allows the child to be independent and more autonomous than a super parent who hovers and tries to control a child's life.
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