Essays on Parent-child Relationship

Respect is a fundamental virtue in the world. Respect for each other will avert any misunderstanding between individuals or communities. In the family, there are various reasons as to why children should strive to respect their parents. The Bible commands that children should value and...

The differences between right and wrong must be learned early in childhood and adolescence, as this is vital for the development of moral agency (Recchia, Wainryb, Bourne, & Pasupathi, 2014). Over the years, numerous scientists have become interested in researching aspects of the development of...

It is estimated that three to four million children between the ages three and seventeen are at risk of exposure to domestic violence (“Effects”). While many spouses never get into such extreme cases of violence, many still have arguments that are filled with tension and...

Family is the basic social unit of the society which has greater influence on the social development of students. Children’s development of social skills is affected by the nature of their family and early educational experiences (NRC, 2001). Children who experience the security of loving...

Studies have shown that involving parents in the school setting is mostly linked with improved behavior, regular attendance and positive attitudes. In addition, while parents and guardians are being involved in certain activities demonstrates to their children that they actually care about their performance in...

Everyone, regardless of where one goes, maintains a relationship with someone. I have different types of relationships. I keep a relationship with my mother, father, sister, boss, grandfather, grandmother and my teachers. It’s important to maintain different relationships with people some will show us that...

Family relationships are meaningful and complicated at the same time. Every relationship is different. One special relationship is between a father and his child. Poetry is an excellent way to portrait this relationship. Both Robert Hayden’s poem “Those Winter Nights” and Theodore Roethke’s poem “My...

Trials…errors…disappointment. Many adolescents fail to keep up with their parents’ expectations and as a result often distort their own reality. The book The Joy Luck Club, published in 1989 by Amy Tan, takes place around the 1980s. The setting alternates between San Francisco and China....

During the 20th century, literature took an uprise in the world of fiction in the United States, where many writers originating from a diversity of ethnic minorities shared their ideas, background, and culture with the public. Chinese American novelist, Amy Tan, is best known for...

Sophie Caco, in Breath, Eyes, Memory, quotes her mother, “There’s a difference between what a person wants and what’s good for them” (72). In Edwidge Danticat’s novel, there is conflict between what Sophie wants and what her mother, Martine, believes is good for her. While...

Parenting goes hand in hand with the development of a child. It is crucial for one to be knowledgeable of the best and most effective parenting style to raise a healthy, happy individual. Parenting styles are “the patterns of practices that parents exhibit in relation...

Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud theorized that as a manifestation of the Oedipus Complex, people tend to choose partners who share physical features and personality traits with their opposite-sex parent. The bond between lovers can only be rivaled by the bond between parent and child; therefore, these...

Images of the idealized parent permeate the media, from advertisements to Hallmark cards and movies; however, the stereotypical theme of the conventional parent is not always true because of the prevalence of parental violence in modern society. For example, the American SPCC reported, “4.1 million...

In Jostein Gaarder’s philosophical novel Sophie’s World, Sophie learns about the history of philosophy, concluding with the truth about her own existence. Throughout this, many motifs are prevalent—the mirror, the boat, dreams, constant enlightenment. But the most important motif is that of Sophie’s relationship with...

Looking past the negativity someone or something provides is a struggle humans can encounter in life. It can be difficult to still appreciate someone when all they do is cause you and others pain. In “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke, a son describes specific...

This article discusses the impacts of criminal parents on children. The article discusses a study conducted on 394 families in England to examine the relationship between delinquent parents and the possibility of their children of becoming criminal. The findings of the study stress the fact...

Parental Involvement and Home School Collaboration is not uncommon from kindergarten to secondary school around the world. It is a very important way for parents and teachers to know more about the children no matter at home or in school. Based on the National PTA...

The relationship shared between Georg Bendemann and his father had always been unstable and toxic. Georg’s father had total control over him both psychologically and professionally up until the passing of the mother. As a result of the power held over Georg by his father,...

Changes that occur during middle childhood and adolescence The functional family is one that works and it works for everybody in the family, not only a portion of the people. It is not immaculate, but it is sufficient. It’s enough so that the individuals in...

The Odd Life of Timothy Green directed by Peter Hedges and debuted in 2012, opens with our main characters Cindy (played by Jennifer Garner) and Jim Green (played by Joel Edgerton) being informed that it is time for them to stop attempting to have children-...

Jonah Edelman, the co-founder and CEO of educational advocacy organization Stand for Children, stated that “The impact of poverty on a child’s academic achievement is significant and starts early”. Children growing up in poverty face challenges in cognitive and literary ability and are often academically...

Monsters are often thought to be hiding under the bed or in the closet when the lights are turned out. With no knowledge of what there is in the dark, society is traumatized. Parents teach their children, “do not get out of bed or the...

While flipping through television channels, someone may come across TLC’s reality show Toddlers and Tiaras, which documents the lives of those engulfed in the world of child beauty pageants. With the rise of this show and other similar shows, whether or not children should compete...

Amy Tan is a prolific Asian American writer who has been successful in depicting the sentiments of children of Chinese immigrants to the United States. Most of her work focused on the relationship dynamics of mothers and daughters inspired by her own conflicted experiences with...

The controversial issue in which the parents get divided from being responsible parents and caring adults. As one can image about the views of how one can perceive a young girl into beauty pageants where they are judged off their different aspect on how they...

Relationship, it means two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected. The story Night by Elie Wiesel is an autobiography about a young boy named Elie and his father surviving the holocaust. Elie has an exclusive relationship with...

What is it you think of when someone asks you “what is beauty”? Is it the glamorous makeup, the skinny figure, the perfect smile or is it someone’s characteristics and personality? Simply Googling the term “beauty pageants UK coming up”, nearly 18,000,000 results will appear...

Introduction Many people around the world face problems in the 21st century, where they cannot spend time with their family since they are busy in their jobs. Professional life is really tough and some people can’t keep up with what’s going on with their children....