In class we talked about watching children play and what we can take from their interaction with their peers. I always thought the observation of people when interacting in their peer group spoke heavily on their character. This seems to be the same with children, just on a different level. I found it interesting you could see the parenting style used by the interaction the child uses with their peers. I think there needs to be deep observation of the child before the assumptions of parenting styles are finalized because you never know what little event can set a child off. I remember being in pre-school there were some days I just wanted to act out and not listen with no real reason to do so. I think that would be an interesting topic of research.
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My major is early childhood education so the topic of children and their play is very interesting to me. You can learn so much about a child from just watching them play with their peers. In one of my other courses we are required to observe one child in our practicum throughout the semester. I have learned so much about this child and her abilities from these observations. I do agree that we cannot assume anything about the parents of the child just based on observing them. I think there needs to be some actual interaction with the parent and the child to determine the style of parenting they use.
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