• Created by parents, given birth to by mother
• Parent loves the child and gives them room to learn and grow
• Child becomes a part of parent’s world and meets their friends.
• Parent teaches child their beliefs or “life lessons” through example
• Disagreement with child causes the child to be punished, but the child gets rewarded with a hug. This brings the child and parent closer.
• Another sibling enters into the child's life. The child starts to feel left out and not as important
• Child does everything they can to make parent proud
• Child is thrust into the world and faces the harsh reality. The child is now an adult and must find their way in the world
• The now young adult faces struggles in life and makes it through the worst with a few mental and emotional bruises that shape them.
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• Young adult searches for purpose in place/situations that remind them of home
• Young adult travels the world in search of something the reminds them of home or gives them the same feeling
• Young adult meets someone that makes them feel whole. Both of them searching for the meaning of life, but situations separate them, and they are alone
In addition, this book succeeds in terms of depicting real life situations to young children. As presented in the story, Reed’s father lost his job; thus, causing him to move back in with
“Where are You Going, Where Have you Been,” by Joyce Carol Oates introduces the two main characters in the story, Connie and Arnold Friend. Connie is a beautiful fifteen year old girl going through a normal change from adolescent to adulthood. However, Connie changes between two different sides of her personality. One side, she is innocent and young, and the other, she is grown and mature. She tries to act older than her age and her head is filled with daydreams and music. However, when Arnold Friend comes to her house, that she is faced with the reality of adulthood, which she is not ready to face. All this is happening because of what she is going through at home, she is dissatisfied because her mother constantly nags everything
Parents come home from a long day at work tired and agitated. When agitation gets the best of them, anything a child may do could possibly send them over the edge. A child may be loquacious and that makes their parent/guardian upset. Instead of being pragmatic towards the child, the parent takes all of the stress from work out on the child. Even though the parent may not mean anything of the words being said, they still affect the child. After the parent is able to calm down and realize yelling isn’t the answer, they talk to their child. Parents apologize for what they did and say they overreacted. Sometimes a parent feels compunction for yelling at their child and will bribe them with a toy or food to make them feel better. To conclude, each and every parent is able to relate to yelling at their children when they don’t deserve
All of these potential effects could have repercussions for the quality of the relationship between the parents and it can divide the family.
In later years the child becomes less dependant on their parents and moves closer to their peers. They develop a sense of right and wrong by may still adult intervention to settle arguments. They become aware of their gender and normally prefer the company of their own sex. Their behaviour differs with their emotions depending upon circumstance.
begins to grow up a little and realizes she is now seeing her parents otherwise, almost with a new
Changes to family circumstances can have a profound effect on children. Separation or Divorce can leave the child with a sense of bereavement, like they have lost one of their parents. They may feel angry or confused and worried about what will happen to them in the future. They may also feel that they are in some way to blame for the family breakdown so carry a burden of guilt. These negative emotions may lead to a lack of concentration at school, or exhibits themselves as withdrawn or aggressive behaviours.
The parental depends and other changes create a significant amount of stress that can negatively impact health and
relationship between the child and parent. When children are under the pressure of strict rules, they
This conflict between mates leaves the child feeling at risk of losing one or both parents. Children see themselves as the only pain relief or distraction for their parents. Kids feel over whelmed, especially if addressing their own need is seen as misbehavior.
She may feel dysfunctional, doomed to a life full of loneliness, depression, and failure. The middle child has been stereotyped with these characterizations for years. However, many people don’t realize that there is a real problem called “Middle Child Syndrome” that effect children all over the world. The middle child is sandwiched in between the first-born and the last making them feel overlooked. Parents are joyously experiencing all the milestones with their first then basking in these same events in the younger child’s growth savoring the last opportunities. This leaves the one in the middle feeling as if they don’t matter because they aren’t getting as much attention. While Middle Child Syndrome is real and can effect positive cognitive development in a child, there can also be benefits to the syndrome that can help the child later in life.
mother and father are out for a journey, she gets freedom for the first time.
is a story of courage about how one child was forced to transform into an adult
gets older, they may begin to act differently, suddenly deciding things for themselves, which can
From reading this book, I have figured out that the theme was coming of age and facing maturity. What you are about to read are examples of this.