Thursday, March 12, 2015
Simulation Project
The topic that I chose for the simulation project deals with social emotional development. I have always been fascinated with how family dynamics affect children. I grew up in a home with a drug addict father and a very weak willed mother who let him push her around. Growing up I had my share of emotional issues but it wasn't until I was faced with a very similar situation in my adult life that I looked at why I had those emotional issues. Becoming a single mother and working my way through college has broadened my horizons in such a way that I am now able to research this topic. Another reason why I chose this topic is because my ex-step children have some social emotional problems but unlike me their parents did not stay together so he did not have a dysfunctional father in the home. He did however have a lot of contact with his father during some of his most dysfunctional times. My son, on the other hand, has had little to no contact with his father and still exhibits some of the same emotional problems that his brother has displayed over the years. It is for this reason that my narrowed topic is to try and determine if it makes a difference to the child’s social emotional development if the dysfunctional parent is in the home or out of the child’s life. From looking at these three scenarios it would seem that having a dysfunctional father in the home affected me in similar ways to my son not having a father in his life at all so I would like to research the issue and see what studies have found.
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Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I feel so bad for kids that grow up in dysfunctional families. One of my friends from high school grew up in an abusive household and was shipped from one foster home to the next, and even lived in a trailer park until her aunt finally adopted her when she was 10. She survived the trauma, but has disowned her mom who was in jail for child abuse.
I recommend that you check out the Walden Library for your sources, because I once did a paper for one my other classes on the effects of childhood trauma, and I found a lot of my sources in the Walden Library. Good luck, and I hope you find what you're looking for! :)
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteSocial-emotion is a very good topic to write your simulation project on. There are so many children with the same problems that you went through. Your story can encourage another person to finish their educational goals too. My brother is a foster parent and I love to watch the children lives change that he and his wife encourage.
Machelle
Hello Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteYou have a very interesting topic. Thanks so much for sharing such personal insights about your life with us in your post. I think that your passion for this topic will be able to help others. Social Emotional Development is not a topic in which I have research or read many articles about. However I am sure that their is plenty of research on the subject. Also I can not imagine the number of children who are effected with this issue everyday. Mothers and Fathers are needed in children lives because, they get very different parents with both. I think its important that children have both parents in their life if it is possible to make way to do that. I think that both parents should be present if it will benefit the child. I will be interested to see where your research goes over the next few weeks. Sorry I do not have any articles or reading to share on your topic however if I come across any articles I will be sure to send them to you!
Ashley Baldwin
WOW! I am remembering reading some about your life in early classes and think it is wonderful that you are looking into something that is so important to your and your children. I think this could prove to be somewhat difficult emotionally for yourself. I have found when I am looking up information about a topic close to my heart I tend to be defensive. I hope you can narrow your subject down to a specific type of study. I am wondering if this is too broad and will lead you in so many directions? Good luck and I am looking forward to learning more about emotional development and the father's role.
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