Introduction to Questionnaire on Parental Influence
Purpose: In this brief questionnaire we want to come to an understanding of how strongly our parental role models have influenced us as adults – or not.
It will take but a few moments of your time, but when all the data is gathered, it may have a significant impact on the world of parenting. You will be part of what could be a real positive shift in how we parent. We believe the children of the world deserve this.
The Questions: First, we just need some demographics – who are you? No name – totally anonymous! The questions will help in understanding how who you are may have impacted your acceptance of the way you were raised.
Next, we want to know who the “significant parental figures” were. This could simply be your biological parent(s) or even foster parents. The question has to do with who would have had the most significant impact on you while you were growing up.
Then, how did you feel about the roles as they were presented to you? Did you feel good about your parental figures as: male/female, husband/wife and mother/father? Were they “good” role models?
Finally, as you reflect on these questions and you look at your behavior, did you come to accept their roles for yourself? We don’t usually think about this – we are asking you to reflect on it. Perhaps you have had someone say to you: “You are just like your father (mother).”
Thank you for taking the time to read this and take our little quiz. Hopefully even taking this little quiz might have positive impact on you going forward.
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