Agile programming was originally a tech development process, created to fix the ineffective process of most businesses. It was designed to break the development process into small chunks that would either succeed or fail quickly to save time from being spent on a project that would eventually fail. Bruce Feller adapted this technique into an agile manifesto to help families run smoother. There are three main parts:
1. adaptability: this is necessary because you can't predict everything that might happen, and adaptability allows one to react in real time. An example is having family breakfast instead of dinner if there is a conflict at dinnertime.
2. Empowerment of children:by giving children a say in their own development, they get practice in independence which is an ultimate goal of parenthood. An example of this is having children be in charge of their to-do list, as my artifact shows.
3. Sharing your story: by defining your core values as a family and telling your children about their family history, it gives children a higher self-esteem and makes them happier. An example of this is family meetings.
This concept of parenting relates to the effect of the new media on family life, as this technological concept has been adapted to form a parenting concept.
This topic is approached from a utopian perspective, where agile development is being hailed as the solution to making a happy family, and it has strong case arguments to support it.
