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    includes various aspects of parent/child relationships and the negative impacts they can have once an individual reaches adulthood. The relationships that the three Deptford boys shared with their parents greatly impacted not only the careers the three boys pursued, with Dunstan Ramsay becoming a hagiographer, Paul Dempster becoming an illusionist, and Percy Staunton becoming a successful businessman, but also had an impact on their spiritual individuation as well. As a child, Dunstan was raised by his

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    powerful explanation of Self-Psychology, “Heinz Kohut and John Bowlby, working independently, contributed to a paradigm shift within psychoanalysis. Their combined work dramatically changed the way many psychoanalysts understand the effect of parent–child relationships on human development, as well as the very nature of psychopathology. This, in turn, transformed clinical practice as their ideas spread and many analysts became more emotionally responsive, creating a friendlier, more respectful therapeutic

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    their lifetime. That person, in turn, may raise their own children with the same feelings of affection. In contrast, bad relationships between parents and children will stunt the child’s maturity. These children grow up to project their feelings of low self-worth onto other people. One pessimistic person can create bleak surroundings for everyone around them. Parent child relationships are significantly important in all aspects because these affiliations provide safety and care for children. Lack of parental

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    Parent-Child Relationship in Romeo and Juliet Parent-Child relationships are among one of the most complicated ones but also some of the most rewarding. The structure of the Parent-Child relationship has changed significantly over time. Parents do not treat their children the same way they did during the late 1500s. William Shakespeare’s famous play Romeo and Juliet illustrates how Parent-Child relationships were during this time and how complicated they could be. An excellent example of a complicated

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    are many studies focusing on levels of attachment and the quality of the parent-child relationship starting at birth and moving up through infancy. These studies have found that the infants involved in the study could be categorized as either having a secure or insecure attachment to their caregivers. Some children grow secure attachments with the caretaker from the daycare and thus have weaker relationships with their parents. Researchers have found that there could be variations on how critical the

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    life. One of the most common relationships in a family is that of the parent and child. Throughout history, playwrights have composed pieces containing the impressionable relationship of a parent and a child. Sophocles and Deborah Salem Smith effectively use the strained relationships of Oedipus and Jocasta, and Helen Warren and Clementine to develop their plays Oedipus Rex and Love Alone. While both plays contain parent and child relationships, the type of relationship proves to be radically different

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    The parent-child relationship is crucial for both parties. Daycare centers are believed to often interfere with this vital relationship. I have chosen to explore the effects of daycare on the parent-child relationship. I have done this, in part, because I see this relationship on a frequent basis due to my employment at a daycare center. This topic is anthropologically interesting because the primary care givers of children are now often professional centers rather than family. When in the past

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    There are many different kinds of parent-child relationships. Each of them is different in their own ways, while all at the same time, have some similarities between them. Some can have the child uncared for, some can have them being spoiled, some can have the child without a parent; or even two, some can have a distant relationship, some will do anything for them when there is nothing, but there is no defined mode for these common ones. Each family has their own quirks, but all have a similar point

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    providing a possible parent-child relationship with Second Temple apocalyptic work. Further consideration reduced the number to three. Of the texts that remain, The Ascent of Enmeduranki, the Divine Nomination of Thutmose II, and Plato’s Republic (614b), ranked the strongest. These three sources follow here, respectively. The Ascent of Enmeduranki Although no parent-child relationship occurred in this text, scholars often posit it as source material for 1 Enoch; perhaps, a relationship exists through

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    How Does Shakespeare Present Parent/Child Relationships in ‘The Tempest’? In 'The Tempest' Shakespeare presents parent and child relationships as an emotional process that eventually ends in a sacrifice, leaving the parent and child happy. Through the characters of Miranda and Prospero, Shakespeare shows that for parents to make their children happy they need to sacrifice what they like but can live without.  Shakespeare demonstrates this in Act 1 Scene 2,

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