Some parents may feel ashamed or others they just need more time to warm up the idea while some parents don’t want their child to “find themselves” when it’s too late according to Hoffman. One father that Hoffman talks about wasn’t sure how to react about his son who enjoyed playing with Barbie dolls and dress-up clothes. The father gave his son a new Barbie doll as a gift one day. The act of giving that kind of gift and the excitement that the child expressed are just building blocks to a future strong and supportive relationship between the two of them. According to the article, “Why Relationships Are Important for Development”, it shares how, “loving interactions between you and your child prepare her well for things she’ll come across later in her life”. It is important to support your child now since family is considered a primary group in sociology. Primary groups are “key agents of socialization”
Some parents may feel ashamed or others they just need more time to warm up the idea while some parents don’t want their child to “find themselves” when it’s too late according to Hoffman. One father that Hoffman talks about wasn’t sure how to react about his son who enjoyed playing with Barbie dolls and dress-up clothes. The father gave his son a new Barbie doll as a gift one day. The act of giving that kind of gift and the excitement that the child expressed are just building blocks to a future strong and supportive relationship between the two of them. According to the article, “Why Relationships Are Important for Development”, it shares how, “loving interactions between you and your child prepare her well for things she’ll come across later in her life”. It is important to support your child now since family is considered a primary group in sociology. Primary groups are “key agents of socialization”