The Effects Of Parental Parents On Children

Parents usually have the best intentions – like protecting their children from life's hardships and preparing them for adulthood. However as with many other aspects of parenting, the results do not always match the intentions. Overprotective parents generally want to protect their children from harm, hurt, pain, failure, unhappiness, bad experiences, rejection, and disappointment (Lindsey 1). However, parents must realize that overprotective parenting has certain side effects. Parents believe that they are doing a favor for their children by keeping them safe without realizing that this parenting style can have severe effects on children such as robbing children of the essential life skills that they need in order to have a healthy

Teen parents often find that caring for a child makes it difficult for them to continue their schooling.Teen parents are also more likely to subject their children to abuse and neglect because they feel overwhelmed by their unfamiliar, ever-demanding roles as parents.Children born to teen parents earn lower standardized test scores and are more likely to drop out of high school.Becoming a teen parent also seems to have long-term implications for

For those of us that are parents, we know that raising a child to adulthood is not an easy task but one which we do lovingly (hopefully) and responsibly. I’ll go out on a limb to say here that everyone agrees that the teenage years are the most challenging. The general consensus is that teenagers are unruly, aggressive, careless, spoiled and dependent on technology. On the other hand, I believe along with a small group of other parents that teenagers are also brilliant and in the process of becoming and reaching their potential and that they deserve much more respect than what they are given.

Most parents take an interest in their child’s life from birth until they become an adult by picking and choosing what is best for them as much as they possibly can. Parents want to help their children to be as perfect as they can make them. Typically hovering parents spend a lot of money, time, and effort filling schedules things like with dance classes, baseball, and tutoring in order to have a ‘perfect’ child. As well as coming to their aid when they are in need, or their defense when they are in trouble. Help in making important, life changing decisions, like where to go to college at, or which career to pursue. When does helping become hovering? The generation of “Helicopter Parents” is becoming more and more prevalent in families. A

Most parents see their children as the apples of their eyes and would do anything to protect them. There is no limit to what these parents would do to keep their children safe. To them, there is no such thing as being too cautious or overprotective, but, maybe, they are the ones really damaging the kids. It is said that the children who have overprotective parents are the ones to watch. Those parents who are being so overwhelmingly protective can push the children to do exactly what they are trying to prevent them from doing. These parents indirectly affect the children’s lives. Overprotective parents are mostly the ones whose children become the sneakiest and whose children are the most troubled because they do not feel comfortable with discussing things with their parents, because the children have to sneak around to do what they want, and because they are always trying to control everything the children do. Thus, overprotective parents hinder children’s emotional and mental growth.

Are there certain actions parents can take to insure that their child becomes a successful adult? Over the course of several years, Jensen’s research resulted in this book; a tool for educating both parents and teens about what’s really going on in the minds of teenagers, and what

Modern day parenting is far from easy, today’s parents face many obstacles and sometimes can be way too hard on the child. Parents work to protect the children and help them succeed in life whether that is at work or at school. The endless worrisome thoughts about one’s child can cause the parents to crack down on the child which ultimately pushes them away. Teenagers are known to be distant and “stuck in a different world” most of the time due to hormone changes, and outside influences such as friends. Parents struggle to hold a relationship with teenage children because the teen tends to want to be alone more and sees the parent as “over protective”.

This current study was formulated to test the four parenting styles as they relate to adolescents in four sets of outcomes. Parenting styles were assessed based on authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent or neglectful style of parenting. Adolescent outcomes were based on psychosocial development, school achievement, internalized distress, and problem behavior. The researchers compared how the different parenting styles related to the outcomes of the adolescents and how they compared with each other.

Helicopter parents may be amusing to watch, unless the child of such a parent. Helicopter parents are parents who have the “illusion of control over their children, who may rebel as they grow older and shatter that illusion” (Hewitt). Many parents believe hovering over their children’s activities will benefit the kids in the future. Instead, hovering parents only make the teenagers more likely to rebel than parents who knew when to be involved and when to give their kids distance. In other cases, kids may be left with no self-trust, as children of overprotective parents are often controlled by the parents. Overprotective parenting leaves children unprepared for life; parents should watch but not control their children.

All over the world, the sounds of screaming, fighting, and crying fill the houses of teens as they become scarred by their parents. A substantial quantity of reasons as to how parents largely affect adolescents appears in society today. A teenager spends all day at school, work, or with their friends, but eventually they come home. A teenager’s beliefs and actions largely boils down to one thing—their parents. Whether they suffer through divorce, abuse, pressure, or suffocation, a teen must endure the negative influence of their parents. Although parents of course can radiate numerous positive effects on the youth, the negative experiences normally stick and create more of a lasting stain on a teenagers heart. Parents have the most influence on teen decision making in a negative way.

Parenting is one of the greatest honors, commitments, and trials a person will go through. It will test resolve, health, and even sanity but it can also provide the greatest sense of love and accomplishment in a person’s life. Whether a parent’s style is strict, laissez-faire, or somewhere in between, the choices made by parents for their children will leave their marks on the character and development of their children long into their lives. Amy Chua knew this. She also knew how dangerous it would be to her children’s future to raise them in a style that would leave them open to falling short of the opportunities they would start with due to her own, and her parents’, successes and she resolved not to allow this to happen on her watch

Some parents believe they are protecting their children by not allowing them to see certain friends that they fear are bad influences. It comes in question then, how will a child be able to make mistakes and learn from those mistakes, if their parents do not let them experience life's ups and downs? Typically, teenagers are the ones who are not allowed to go out and be with their friends, only for the sole reason that their parents do not trust them to stay safe. Many believe that their children will get into illegal substances or have a kid by the age of eighteen. What they do not know though, is that because of their helicoptering behavior those children want to test their limits. According to Ungar, they tend to be the ones that fall into the category of teenagers that abuse drugs, get into early sexual initiation, and are involved in minor crimes.

Developmental psychologists have long researched and had an interest in how parenting affects child development. Diana Baumrind, a psychologist, identified the four most basic parenting styles in the year 1971-1991. Two of the practices on which the styles came into being were the parental effect and control. The parenting control is where the child is told to follow the rules and demands of the parent, also known as authoritarian parenting. In Asian countries and West Indies, authoritarian parenting was the most common style of parenting. The harsh corporal punishment and the significance of obeying to the demands of their parents have effects on the adolescence. In the story the “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid there is a strong disciplinary language, supervision, and aggressiveness from a mother to the daughter: ‘On Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming’ (Kincaid) said the mother to her daughter. Such words, when used in adolescence, affect the adolescent 's self-esteem, mental health, and social behavior. What do experts say about how authoritarian parenting affects adolescents?

The family system and parents are generally regarded as one of the most powerful forces in shaping adolescents. Parents have a great influence in the development of adolescents. The relationship of the parents largely effect the development of adolescents and is an important factor when looking at development. Well-adjusted adolescents tend to have intact families that are supportive and create a warm and loving environment with constant monitoring of behavior. The review examines the current research on adolescent development and how it is effected by parenting styles. Taking into account the changes that occur over time to parents this review shows the fluidity of parenting styles and the stressors that cause those changes.

We would like to start this speech off with a little comparison between what parents think and what we, being the teenagers, think. It is well known that parents and teenagers have not been always been known to agree on everything. Whether it was that haircut you got our that meal they tried to feed you. Sometimes we just don’t agree on everything. For instant, parenting in general, is often described differently depending on who you ask. According to some parents, “parenting is 50% love, 10% lies, 10% yelling and 30% unclogging toilets”. To them, “parenting is basically just listening to yourself talk because nobody else is.”. However, according to some, well most teenagers, “parenting is embarrassing us whenever, wherever 90% of the time”. To us, “parenting is having our own personalized cook, counsellor, chauffeur and bank”. So yeah, there's a little bit of controversy there. But parents, they’re great, I mean, it is an huge understatement to say that you guys are awesome! To