Essays on Parent-Child Relationship

A child is removed by two main mechanisms these are care by court order this is when a court or a judge has issued the child to be removed from their parents and this is often done by not getting parents choose to do this...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

Family planning is a significant concept within human development and it is the common way that people use to get their desired number of children. There are different family planning methods that are put in place to ensure that limit the number of children being...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Purpose of the Study Crouch, McNair and Waters (2017) wanted to shed light on the gap in qualitative research regarding how same-sex parents view stigmatization towards their families. Specifically, the purpose of their study was to explore how stigmatization impacted children of same-sex parents, with...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...