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Sharday Gale:

//The imaginary audience is when an adolscent feels that they are always on stage and that someone is always watching them. Which I can definitley relate to because as a teenage I always felt that my peers where watching me and everything that I did in high school. For example if my hair wasnt how I like it, I wouldnt even want to go to school that day.// //Persinal Fable is like an Romeo & Juliet story, where the person feel that their problems are so unique that you just dont understand what he/she is going through or that you just cant relate to it.//

The imaginary audience is where you feel like your always on stage and that there is always an audiennce watching you. Personal fable is where you think you are so unique that other people could never have gone through what you have went through. An imaginary audience is when children think they need to be in the center of all groups and be number one so they have a bigger audience that does not actually exist. Personal Fable is when a young child feels they are so different then everyone else and they will make up stories to make there life seem better.

An imaginary audience is when a child thinks he is on stage or the star in his/her own little movie or play. Especially when playing alone and using their imagination to begin a venturing out in the world type of thing(ex. singing or dancing with a pretend microphone). Apersonal fable, is like a child trying to make itself feel that he/she is the only one dealing with a life crisis and that no one else will ever understand or be in their shoes.

The imaginary audience is the idea that you're always being watched, as if there is someone constently sitting over your shoulder judging everything you do. This reminds me of when I was really young, I would be told to clean my room, and I would make sure I put everything exactly were it went. If for some reason decided to shove some toys under the bed, I would always think about it and feel ashamed like someone watched me do it and they thought I was dirty. Next, personal fable means that you as an individual feels like no one can ever understand the situation you're in, or what it's like to be " in your shoes". To be completly honest, as a young adult I still feel that way all the time. People will sometimes ask me why I'm so quiet, and my reply almost always is "I don't really know, and if I tried to explain you just wouldn't understand."

The imaginary audience is when the child feels as though everyone is watching him. It reminds me of when my son first got his glasses. He seemed to think everyone was staring it him and his glasses. To this day when he walks by a group of girls he quickly takes them off. A personal fable is the feeling that this has never happened to anyone else. That there is no possible way that anyone else has experienced this, let alone lived through it.

Having 2 teenage daughters, they are the perfect example of the imaginary audience. Girls seem to think that everyone notices the least little thing about you, like they are looking for flaws. When my youngest got glasses she was worried about being teased and made herself sick over it, when actually everyone loved her glasses and how different she looked.You do realize that actually the imaginary audience in fact is very true for some kids vs others.

An Imaginary Audience is when you think that you always have to perform or be at your best because someone is always watching you... when in actuality no one is really even thinking about you as much as you think. Another word for this that comes to mind for a good description is paranoia. A personal fable is when you think that what you have been through is so much more different and seperated than what everyone else has been through

Imaginary Audience is when you think everything is going to hate something about you are your to worried about what others will think than just being comfortable in your own skin and being your own person. I'd say its living for someone else not for yourself.Like when you get a little pimple on your face right before your going to get your picture taken and your freaking out because you think everyone will say the picture is gross, but really no one will even notice it. Personal Fable is when you think no one understands how you feel or no one has never gone through what you have but really there's a lot of people who have!

An imaginary audience is when you visualize someone watching you. For example: Kid's have tea parties and imagine that they're serving tea to other people when in reality it is just stuffed animals or dolls. A personal fable is when you think no one can understand what you're going through. For example: If you're going through a break up and you don't think anybody knows how you're feeling when in reality there are a lot of people that do.

I recall when I was in the "imaginary audience" stage. We had gone to Kings Island down in Ohio in 1976. The country was celebrating the bicentennial and all the school shirts had stars and stripes on them. There was a couple in the campground that had shirts, just like mine. Of course, they has a different school name on them. I strutted around showing off my shirt, hoping that they would see me. Eventually they commented, "Nice shirt", and my mission was accomplished. It was also during this stage that I pretended to conduct an orchestra in my living room.

LaShica Wilson: For many teens and young adults even some older adults having an Imaginary Audience is feeling as though someone or someones watching you. Concerned with what you have to say or wear that particular day. I stated the older adult because of social networks that are being used today such as Facebook,Twitter,ect.

==** I beleve that imaginary ﻿audience is a big part of teenage life because at these ages are so worried  Personal Fabel is nothing more than when anyone think that they are all of that that it is completly about them. ** ==

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In my own beliefs, I believe the perfect parent has qualities that consist of control, trust, and happiness. This parent shows their child love and lets them have a say in minor things, such as what movie they should watch together as a family. Doing this does not make the child/children feel pressured down but makes them feel like you do care and want them to be happy. Parents need to have their set rules but also give time and faith in their children. Let them know you are there, your not going to dissapear from their life even if you wanted them to.

The best type of parenting to me would be the Authoritative because I feel that is the only one that finds a happy medium between being the friend and the parent because too much of being the friend allows your kids to walk all over you.

The best type of parent to me would be an Authoriative one because if the labels stick with being firm, giving structure and guidance, without being too controlling, it would be wonderful to have the open lines of communication that is so often missing in today's world. I think it would be great to grow up with set rules and conditions that stay consistant, thereby giving a youngster very firm footing in the family enviroment.

I belive that the best style of parenting would be the authoritative style, because it just basically is a happy medium between the authoritarian syle, were parents take high control and the child has no freedom, and permissive, were the parent allows the child to take control of its own life at a very young age. The authoritarian style applys disipline with certain freedoms, allowing the child to grow up with correct manners and morals, as well as the ability to become independent. The authoritative parent would disapline a child when they do something thats morally or socially wrong, teach them the difference between right and wrong, teach them characteristics such as respect, responsibility, and perseverence as well as giving them more and more freedom as they grow up and become young adults.

I think the best type of parent is the authoritative parent. Those parents set rules and enforce them, without controlling their children. My husband would like to be the authoritarian but he learned one day that this isn't always best. One day when my husband was home on leave he thought my son needed his hair cut right then. He didn't care if my son wanted it or not. I told my husband that I felt it was best for my son to be able to see that he needed one. That was more important than being controlling. I It wasn't 2 weeks later that my son came to me and asked for a haircut. He is 13 and to this day he still comes to me and asks.(Although I must admit that sometimes I pretend that we will have to fit it in if he really wants it) And yes I let him choose the style. He likes knowing that it is his decision.

I am the authoritative parent and believe it is the best parenting skill to have. Setting rules and knowing the consequences if the rules are broken help the kids become responsible. Learning responsibilities at an early age will be benenficial as they get older. I believe that when children have too much freedom, they are le ss likely to excell in high school, have several jobs and have a hard time committing to a stable enviroment. Setting this example with my 3 kids at an early age has helped them set high goals for their future and i couldn't be more proud of them!!!

I would personally say that its an Authoritative parent because you give your child rules to go by but you trust them to make the right decisions and listen to what they have to say. But still teach them very strongly whats right and wrong, and who's the boss at the end of the day.

No secret. Authoritative. Same reasons everyone else feels that way.

//Sharday Gale// //I believe the best parents are an Authoritative parent becase they have the best parenting skills and they are more understanding to their children needs. Authoritative parents also does not punish their children without explaining what consequences are for them getting grounded or whatever the case maybe. They are open for decussion and letting their children make their own decisions which will make them have better morals and manner.//

Kristin Sepanak An imaginary audience is when you think that the way you like or the things that you do are being watched by others. Teenagers are well known for thinking they have an imaginary audience, so therefore they have to wear the clothes that make them socially acceptable and they have to look their best at all times. A personal fable is when you think that no one could possibly know what you are going through. For example when teenagers break up and you try to console them and they tell you that you don’t know what they are going through. Everything with them is so magnified with them, situations for them are far worse than they have every been for anyone else.

I think that both my husband and I are both the authoriative type parent. We both grew up with that type of parenting as well. I think my kids knowing the rules and consequences if and when the rules are broken is very important. The younger your kids learn responsibilty the better, because it will be very beneficial as the grow into adults themselves. I trust my children to make the right decisions in life, but I know their not going to be perfect and mistakes are going to be made :) Jennifer Turnbow 12/5/2010