Parent-Child Relationships The topic I have chosen for my paper is that of relationship between parents and children. Some of the points that I will be discussing are child abuse, child neglect and how it can affect a child and the relationship with the parents. A parent-child relationship is a special relationship that has a huge effect on the way that the child will turn out. This relationship is formed through pregnancy, adoption, and step parenting. Parenting requires a great deal of adaptation. The parents want to develop a strong bond with their child but they also want to maintain a healthy marital relationship and adult friendships. Potential parents often ask themselves what they will be like when they are parents and try to recall some experiences when they were children. Mothers are the primary caretakers of the children. The fathers have had minimal care taking responsibilities. Many women, if they had a career before hand, have to give it up to stay at home with the child. Although, many fathers where the wives must work become important in the process of care taking because their role must increase to their children. Studies of human fathers and their infants confirm that many fathers can act sensitively with their infant (according to Parke & Sawin, 1980) and their infants form attachments to both their mothers and fathers at roughly the same age (according to Lamb, 1977). A number of studies have been done on the caretaker’s effects on the child and suggests that the effects may have been caused by child’s behavior as much as by the caretaker’s (according to Bell 1979). The child’s aggression level can be affected by the parent’s authoritarian discipline. “Parents differ widely in sensing the needs o... ... middle of paper ... ...d friendships later in life and also a good upbringing. Bibliography: References: Daniel L., Davis (2000). The Aggressive Adolescent: Clinical and Forensic Issues Don Baucum (1996). Psychology. New York: Barron’s Company F.L. Marcuse. Areas of Psychology. New York: Harper and Brother’s Publishers Edited by Raymond J. Corsini. Encyclopedia of Psychology, Second Edition, Volume 1. New York: John Wiley and Sons Inc. Edited by Raymond J. Corsini. Encyclopedia of Psychology, Second Edition, Volume 3. New York: John Wiley and Sons Inc. GE Vol 5, No 3 - Parent-child relationships & Materialism http://www.mra.org.uk/globalex/issue19/pcrels.html Themestream: Parent Child Relationships http://www.themestream.com/tax/Society/Relationships/Parent_Child_Relationships Britannica: Parent/Child Relationships. http://www.britannica.com
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