Video Analysis of Facebook Parenting: Addressing Troubled Teens

This assignment provides a video analysis of Facebook parenting, specifically focusing on the scenario of a troubled teen. It examines the father's reaction to his daughter's social media posts and evaluates whether it was justified. The assignment also considers the daughter's decision to publicly express her feelings online. It further explores the application of different parenting styles, such as authoritative and authoritarian, in addressing the challenges of raising a troubled teen. The analysis uses the video as a case study to understand the impact of parenting approaches on adolescent behavior and mental health. Desklib offers a range of similar solved assignments and past papers for students.

Running head: VIDEO ANALYSIS
Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen.
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

Answer 1
The father's reaction was not justified, although Hanna had resorted to social networking
for expressing her disgust towards the household chores that she has to do at her home and the
fact that she was not being paid for any of these activities. Teaching her a lesson by making a
video message and firing bullets at her laptop was not an acceptable reaction, expected from the
parent.
Answer 2
Posting about her mental state of mind and bitterness towards her father in a public social
media platform was incorrect on the part of the daughter. She could have directly consulted him,
in order to discuss the mental stress that she was going through by seeking advice, and together
they could have identified new strategies for making the environment at home feasible.
Answer 3
On being a parent to Hanna, I would have adopted the authoritative parenting style,
which is primarily characterized by high responsiveness and reasonable demands. While having
high expectations from the child, I would also have provided her with the necessary support and
resources that she requires to be successful, and would have also demonstrated openness to her
emotional needs.
Answer 4
The father manifested authoritarian parenting style that is exemplified by low
responsiveness and high demand, and had extreme high expectations from Hanna, while
providing little or negligible nurturance and feedback (Uji et al., 2015). This kind of parenting

style comprises of harsh punishment for mistakes, which was also seen in the scenario by firing
bullets into the laptop. It also prevented the father from demonstrating patience for his daughter’s
misbehavior.

References
Jordan, T. (2012). Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1ujzRidmU&feature=youtu.be
Uji, M., Sakamoto, A., Adachi, K., & Kitamura, T. (2014). The impact of authoritative,
authoritarian, and permissive parenting styles on children’s later mental health in Japan:
Focusing on parent and child gender. Journal of child and family studies, 23(2), 293-302.