Jake Chesson Prof Padgett ENGL 1101 Annotated Bibliography 11/5/13 Annotated Bibliography Thesis: Positive parenting is the

most effective method of parenting. Understanding Family Engagement Outcomes: Research to Practice Series . The National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement, 2013. Web. 11/4/13 This article outlines a healthy, positive parent and child relationship. It describes the benefits of this technique such as an increase in physical, emotional, and intellectual development. The purpose of this article is to introduce various parenting programs to new parents that will help them learn more about positive parenting. I believe that the article does a great job of promoting positive parenting by describing its outcomes. For example, the article describes that when parents provide sensitive responses to childrens actions, then they are helping the children develop a sense of self as well as teaching emotional regulation skills such as selfcalming and self-control skills. By stating these benefits, a parent is more likely to participate in one of the programs they list. This article supports my idea that positive parenting is the best method of parenting because it says it truly should be the only way parents approach parenting.
Comment [AP5]: Since this is a web source, I feel like a brief conversation on the credibility of the source would be appropriate. Comment [AP4]: Excellent. Good use of engaging the discourse. Comment [AP3]: Sounds like youre referring to a specific technique, but the terminology you are using is obscure. Could you be more specific about what you mean? Comment [AP1]: I wonder if this term is too obscure. Comment [AP2]: Author name? if this is a web source, where is the url?

Fletcher, John. Positive Parenting, not Physical Punishment. Canadian Medical Association Journal Vol. 184 Is. 12. (2012)

The author of this article brings up the debate of should parents utilize physical punishment, such as spanking, or not. In the authors opinion, physical punishment should not be used in any homes. He describes a research conducted over 20 years that suggested that physical punishment can lead to increased levels of child aggression, as well as adulthood problems like depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, and drug and alcohol abuse. What I like about this particular article is that he brings up arguments for both sides of the debate, and is still able to support his stance on the issue. I also like how he wraps up his argument with a solution to the issue; he believes parents need to learn alternative methods of discipline to physical punishment. Positive parenting promotes nonharsh discipline, so physical punishment is not a part of the method. This article helps support my argument for positive parenting because he argues against physical punishment.
Comment [AP6]: Good. Really clear discussion here. I also like how you are specific when you talk about physical punishment; it really sets the parameters of your conversation.

Bowman, Barbara; Moravcik, Eva; Zavikowsky, Dana; Stott, Francis; Greenberg, Polly. How and When to Praise Children. Early Childhood Today. 2005. Vol 9, Is. 4 pg 10-11. This next source is an interview from Early Childhood Today with five prominent educators. The topic of the discussion is how to praise children, which is a prominent aspect of positive. Eva Moravcik, one of the educators, says, Praise, in the way most teachers and parents intend it, is supposed to be a good thing. After all, we all like to be acknowledged and have something good noticed about us. However, praise is often about manipulation; in other words, praising children to
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get them to do something. I really like how she clarifies the main purpose of praise, to get your children to comply. Compliance is the ultimate goal of positive parenting. Another of the educators, Dana Zavikowsky, builds on that statement by saying, And I think what we want is for children to gain confidence in our words, to know that our words are honest. And I don't think we give children credit for seeing through us and for sensing what is honest and what it not. Her statement about honesty is key. One aspect of positive parenting is to make children feel confident about themselves, and hearing honest words of praise will help build their confidence. Overall, I think these statements as well as many others in the interview were very informative.
Comment [AP7]: Great use of direct textual evidence.

Owen, Daniela J; Slep, Amy M S; Heyman, Richard E. The Effect of Praise, Positive Nonverbal Response, Reprimand, and Negative Nonverbal Response on Child Compliance: A Systematic Review. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. Vol. 15 Is. 4 (2012). Pg 364-365. Scholarly Journal. This article describes the importance of child compliance and the effects of noncompliance. It also talks about methods to achieve compliance. I believe that this article is very convincing and informative. It does a great job of presenting its argument, that it is important to achieve compliance in children. Then it proceeds to explain its argument and the outcomes of noncompliance. The author says, Children are not born behaving according to societal norms and complying with their parents wishes; it is the parents role to teach their children how to behave cooperatively with others. He then goes on to describe methods of teaching

children to behave properly. The author does a good job of writing clear statements that are easy to understand. I believe this article heavily supports my thesis. The ultimate goal of positive parenting is child compliance, and the author is writing all about compliance and its benefits.
Comment [AP8]: Good. I like the specificity here as well.

Mohr, WK; Anderson, JA. Reconsidering punitive and harsh discipline. The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses. Vol. 6 Is. 18. (2002) This article discusses corporal punishment, meaning physical punishment. The article approaches corporal punishment from a psychological standpoint and talks about the negative effects it has on the brain. The goes on to discuss memory neurons in the brain in which negative memories, such as those of physical punishment, leave an emotional impact. I like how the author discusses is arguments from a psychological standpoint. It is hard to argue against science, because it is solid proof. This article supports my idea because positive parents are against corporal punishment. Jake, I really like the research youve compiled here. You seem to have found credible and reliable research that will surely guide the direction of your final paper. I do want you to think seriously about the importance of defining your terms. What I mean by this is avoiding ambiguous language, especially when you say positive parenting. While this might be term used by those actively involved in this discourse community, the reader may be understand these terms. So it might be
Comment [AP9]: Is this title being properly capitalized? Also, the journal should be in italics. Comment [AP10]: I like that you are defining this term, but Im not sure it is necessary to do so here. but you might need to clarify what you mean by physical punishment. In other words, what about light spankings or literal smacks on the wrist? Is you argument holding a zero tolerance policy on the physical punishment? Comment [AP11]: Proof read a little closer. Comment [AP12]: Interesting.

best to take a sentence or two to properly define those terms. Remember, specificity and clarity are extremely important in academic writing.