Ericka describes a variety of changes in her life, including physical (her pregnancy), cognitive (thinking about life in a different way), and socioemotional (feeling like she wanted to give up). These three categories are the primary focus of psychologists who study:
Ericka tells her daughter, “If you try your best, I can’t be upset with you – but it has to be your best.” This demanding standard, coupled with Ericka’s education level and obvious warmth and responsiveness to her daughter, place her in which of Baumrind’s parenting styles?
When Ericka was 16, she found out that she was pregnant. She reports that it forced her to grow up and think differently about her life. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, her ability to think more logically and systematically and to use critical thinking to draw conclusions suggests she was in the: