Poor Parenting Techniques Displayed in Maurice Sendaks Where The Wild

Poor Parenting can cause poorly behaved children 'Where The Wild Things Are' was first published in 1963 and is the first part of a trilogy of award - winning books by American author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. 'Where The Wild Things Are' is haunting and imaginative and describes how a young child, called Max, creates a fictitious fantasy world in order to deal with the terrifying reality of anger. Poor parenting is a lack of parenting techniques and skills in relation to the responsibilities and obligations, which need to be fulfilled in order to accomplish prominent problems within the family relationship. Poor parenting is most likely to come from an absence of cooperation from both child and parent, satisfying both needs and wants so that they both reach common ground. Depending on the age of the child, a lack of parenting techniques and skills affects a child differently psychologically, mentally, physically, socially and emotionally. However, it is manipulated by the events happening outside the home environment, which can include a divorce or war. The role of the parent in a child's life is very influential and possible outcomes of inadequate parenting techniques and skills can result in the child becoming poorly behaved. This is represented in the children's picture book, ' Where The Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak. While Max battles for authority, his mother demonst rates many parenting techniques, which have led to severe consequences in relation to his poor behaviour. Bad behaviour influences a child's long-term growth as a human being and stunts their journey from child to mature adult. Children develop a sense of acceptable behaviour based on the methods employed by their parents. Negative behaviour comes as a result of the child feeling insecure, becoming aggressive, angry, antisocial, demanding, dependant, undisciplined and also developing a hateful desire to ‘get back at the world.’ These bad behavioural aspects are outcomes reached as the parent has reacted to become over-controlling with orders, reminders of poor behaviour and warnings. With the parent being the unquestioned boss, it is common for the child with an authoritarian in the household to feel irritable, and get angry and temperamental quite quickly. As a result of being given orders and constant reminders on their behaviour it is no wonder why some children experience... ... expected then, that a lack of cooperation can cause problems. If a parent does not fulfil the obligations and legal responsibilities then it would be clear that poor parenting does cause poorly behaved children. BIBLIOGRAPHY †¢Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Australian Family Law Guide (1999), 2nd Edition, CCH, Australia. †¢Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Carter, G.B. (1995) Australian Legal System, Blackstone Press, NSW. †¢Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Hennessy, C. (2004) â€Å"Violence and drugs top school woes,† The Gold Coast Bulletin, 25 Mar., PG 3. †¢Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Kirshenbaum, M. & Foster, C. (2001), Parent-Teen Breakthrough – The Relationship Approach, Penguin Books, Australia. †¢Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Monahan, G. (1999), Family Law, LBC Nutshell, Sydney. †¢Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Williams, B. (1997), Encyclopaedia of Questions and Answers, Kingfisher, Sydney. †¢Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  (1994) â€Å"Relationships Within The Family,† Mental Help, URL: http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap9/chap91.htm 25/03/04 †¢Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  (2004) â€Å"The Artistry and Influence of Maurice Sendak,† Children’s Books URL: http://childrensbooks.about.com 25/03/04