Parent child relationships
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Parent-Child Relationships
Emerging AdultsDeanna Campbell
Challenges Unique to Parent/Child Relations During Emerging Adulthood• Parent’s acknowledging the child's emerging adulthood
status. Parents must realize their child is growing up• The development of filial and parental maturityHaving a mature relationship is key.• The interplay of EA’s autonomy and dependency needs.The give and take between parents and EA’s
Factors that Influence Relationship Quality
• Interaction between parents and children at a earlier age• The previous history of what makes up the family• The EA’s individual development with life-course
transitions
Family Disruptions
• Divorce, custody arrangements, and remarriage equals a weaker relationship between children and parents.
• Divorce and associated painful memories can cause inter-parental conflict and reduced intimacy.
• Strong relationships are necessary for EA’s to have a successful launch into adulthood.
Going Away to College
• This transition can cause discontinuity and change between the parents and EA’s
• When the EA leaves it forces them and parents to engage in new patterns.
• Students away at school report more affection, communication, and independence from parents.
Family Financial Support
• Financial support to EA’s improves their chances of success into adult roles.
• Higher education is the most common support from parents to EA’s
• Parents sometimes use economic support to influence the behavior of EA’s
• The higher the income and number of children is a factor in determining how much support is supplied.
Types of Parenting
• Extremely involved (teaches skills, manners, & confidence)
• Hands off Approach (must live in order to learn)• Neglectful (no support, can be abusive)• Mom as BFF (friends, parents on EA’s level)• Helicopter Parents (incessant hovering)
Boomerang Kids Defined
• Named for the frequency with which they choose to cohabitate with their parents after a brief period of living on their own – thus boomeranging back to their place of origin. This cohabitation can take many forms, ranging from situations that mirror the high dependency of pre-adulthood to highly independent, separate-household arrangements.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomerang_Generation
Boomeranging
• In 2007, 38% women & 43% men aged 20-24 were living with their parents.
• Some reasons for moving back home include: a serious crisis (financial or personal), or pursuing higher education.
• The parent/child relationships have both emotional and practical support for both parties.
Damaged Relationships
• When a parent abuses drugs/alcohol, or are physically/emotionally abusive, or mentally unstable there are profound effects on the children.
• Foster children make up 20,000 youth every year.• These EA’s must have resilience to succeed without much,
if any structured family support.