Middle-class children: Squeaky wheels in training
Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 15:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study found that working-class and middle-class parents often take very deliberate but different approaches to helping their children with their school experiences. Working-class parents, she found, coached their children on how to avoid problems, often through finding their own solution and by being deferential to authority figures. Middle-class parents were more likely to encourage their kids to ask questions or ask for help.