You Have Been Asked to Talk to a Child Development

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Essay

You have been asked to talk to a child development class about issues related to ethnic differences in parenting practices. Which parenting strategies are most and least likely to be used in different ethnic groups? Do the effects of parenting strategies differ for different groups? What parenting practices have the greatest likelihood of facilitating healthy development for adolescents? What cautions can you offer them about how parenting behaviors are interpreted?

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Definitions:

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