The Importance Of Rolelessness In Childhood

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According to Stephanie Coontz relationships between parents and teenagers have become more troubled because society is failing to prepare young people for the demands of today's adulthood. Young people suffer from "rolelessness" as a result of the historical extend of adolescence, with puberty coming earlier and full adulthood coming later. The problem with rolelessness has become harder for the newer generations in my opinion, kids nowadays need that role model/mother-father figure because they are easily influenced by their surroundings. Rolelessness has become a risk among the young. I actually went through rolelessness, at the age of 2 or 3 years old my father decided he didn’t want to be a father anymore so he left. So my mother got into a relationship with another man, yes he was great he treated her good in the beginning; but as time went on things got bad he became abusive towards her, for me to see that as a child was really difficult to see. Growing up without my biological father and having a step-father who was not so great took a toll on me, through …show more content…

For me a father’s role to me is a little more important to a child, having a father teaches the girl that she deserves love and respect, protection, attention, strong self-esteem etc. so they know what to expect from their future relationships. The boy needs a father figure because it teaches him right from wrong, how to be a man, how to provide for his family, how to respect a woman etc. In this generation now, absent fathers is the most abused social problem. When a father is alive and he neglects to care or acknowledge you, is what is being abused. Mothers and fathers parent different, mothers are affectionate, emotional, and enforce safety of their children. Fathers are more of the disciplinarians, they enforce success, and a father figure is more

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