Dr. Dobson vs. Erik Erikson

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This paper discusses how Dr. James Dobson and Psychologist Erik Erikson both have interesting views concerning the states that a child goes through and the discipline needed to successfully endure each one. It looks at how Dr. Dobson's views mostly concern disciplining your child. In comparison, it examines how Erik Erikson, doesn't stress this in child development and how it is evident that the stages described by him coincide with the amount and type of discipline suggested by Dr. Dobson. The first five stages of his psychosocial stages of development are between birth and nineteen years, roughly the childhood and adolescent years that will need the most discipline by the parents.

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Stage One: Trust versus Mistrust
Stage Two: Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt
Stage Three: Initiative versus Guilt
Stage Four: Industry versus Inferiority
Stage Five: Identity versus Role Confusion

From the Paper:

"Dr. James Dobson and Psychologist Erik Erikson both have interesting views concerning the sates that a child goes through and the discipline needed to successfully endure each one. Dr. Dobson's views mostly concern disciplining your child. Although another psychologist, Erik Erikson, doesn't stress this in child development, it is evident that the stages described by him coincide with the amount and type of discipline suggested by Dr. Dobson. The first five stages of his Psychosocial Stages of Development are between birth and nineteen years, roughly the childhood and adolescent years that will need the most discipline by the parents."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dobson, James C. Dr. Dobson Answers your Questions about Raising Children. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1987.
• Dobson, James C. Hide or Seek. Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell, 1979.
• Dobson, James C. The New Dare to Discipline. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1992.
• Dobson, James C. On Parenting. New York: Inspirational Press, 1997.
• Dobson, James C. Solid Answers. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1997.

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