Parenting Difficult Children and Adolescents

Silva, Teresa C.; Sandström, Peter

doi:10.5772/67319

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“…Parent-child interactions determine to a great extent the child's behaviour during childhood and adolescence. As Silva and Sandström [41] noted, "the child's psychological wellbeing and mental health, the behavioral adjustment in different situations, and the capability to establish positive relationships with others are closely related to the level of parental competence during early stages of maturation" (p. 60). In PA processes, the TP-child interaction is seriously compromised, and the positive affective bonds are broken.…”

Section: Parenting By the Targeted Parent Is Disruptedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Under such circumstances, the terrain is fertile to grow coercive exchanges between the child and the TP. The parent's actions reinforce problematic behaviour in the child, which reinforces the parent's coercive behaviour [41]. The TP retaliates by criticising the child, emphasising weaknesses, frailties, and exploiting weak points, thus generating hurt feelings.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Parental Alienation: In the Child’s Worst Interest

Silva¹

2022

Parenting - Challenges of Child Rearing in a Changing Society

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Parental alienation (PA) is a form of childhood emotional abuse in which one parent instrumentally uses the child to inflict psychological harm on the other parent for revenge. The consequences of parental alienating behaviours range from mild (e.g., the child shows a certain resistance towards visiting the targeted parent but warm parenting is still possible) to severe, where the positive affective parent–child bond is severed and extremely difficult to reinstate under family therapy. In PA processes, parenting is disrupted with the targeted parent and dysfunctional with the alienating parent. Consequently, the child is at a high risk of developing internalising (e.g., depression, anxiety) and externalising (e.g., use of drugs/alcohol, violence) problems during later developmental stages and through the lifespan. Although the prevalence and severity of PA cases in our societies are largely unknown, in part because the construct is still an ongoing debate among academics, practitioners and family justice professionals, different authors defend that it should be treated as a public health problem. Early prevention should be the primary objective and family justice, child protection and mental health services must coordinate efforts to support the families and promote the best conditions for the development of affected children.

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Section: Parenting By the Targeted Parent Is Disruptedmentioning

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Parental Alienation: In the Child’s Worst Interest

Silva¹

2022

Parenting - Challenges of Child Rearing in a Changing Society

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The Relationship Between Parenting and Identity Styles Among Adolescents in South Africa

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Heerden²,

Davids³

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The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Parenting

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This chapter provides insight into the mother–adolescent relationship in a South African context, focusing on the relationship between identity styles and the mother’s parenting. The findings revealed that maternal involvement predicted adolescent identity style in a sample of non-White South African adolescents. Identity development is an important process in the lives of adolescents, and many changes and much decision-making occur during this phase. Maternal influence, it would seem, is vital in identity development of adolescents. As an understudied area of research in South Africa, this study offers tentative insights into the potential of harnessing the mother–adolescent relationship to enhance positive development of identity style and commitment.

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Strengthening Family Connectedness: Experiences of Families with Children with Behavioural Problems

Danhouse

Erasmus

2023

SAJSWSD

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Children’s behaviour is influenced by their family’s surroundings, interactions with their parents, and the connectedness that they experience within their family. Positive behaviour in children develops when they feel loved, supported, and safe in the presence of their parents. A weakened parent-child bond may lead to child behavioural problems and impact the ability of parents to create a positive social learning environment. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of families with children presenting with behavioural problems (FCBPs) in strengthening family connectedness. A qualitative research approach was used where semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 parents of children aged two to 18 reported to be presenting with behavioural problems. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data, giving rise to three themes: 1) understanding family connectedness; 2) parenting children with behavioural problems; and 3) family, community, and social work interventions. The findings of the study showed that FCBPs find it difficult to strengthen their relationships with their children. Their parenting capabilities are challenged when they have a strained relationship with their children presenting with behavioural problems (CBPs). The frustration of parents in the study was heightened by limited support received from family, community, and spouses, impacting their ability to strengthen the connectedness in the family. The study recommends that parents receive specialised social work intervention to learn new skills and strategies to strengthen their relationships and cope with the behaviour of their children. Furthermore, this study recommends that social workers receive training to deal with the risky behaviour of children and to support parents to strengthen their relationships with their CBPs.

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Parenting Difficult Children and Adolescents

Cited by 3 publications

References 103 publications

Parental Alienation: In the Child’s Worst Interest

Parental Alienation: In the Child’s Worst Interest

The Relationship Between Parenting and Identity Styles Among Adolescents in South Africa

Strengthening Family Connectedness: Experiences of Families with Children with Behavioural Problems

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