Parent-Child Relationship

1. Parent-Child Relationship

2. Contents
Parents Relationship.
The impact of Negative parents relationship on children.
The impact of positive parents relationship on children.
How to prevent the negative consequences of conflict and improve the
child’s mental and emotional status.

3. Parents Relationship
Most of people think of parenting as meeting
the basic survival needs of the child, but
parenting is far beyond that, parenting is the
first step of how the chilled will turn. It is
important for the development of children
that parents are present, and in a good
relationship and in a peaceful environment.

4. Parents Relationship
Children are affected by their parents
behaviour. If parents solved their
problems peacefully, children will not be
disturbed. Children will learn that things
and problems can be solved peacefully
and relationship continue. the way
parents treat each other affect children
in many ways.

5. Parents Relationship
Children watch their parents all the time
even if the parent tried to hide their
feeling or control the problem its effect
the behaviour of the children, As they
say ‘’children are like sponges absorbing
the world around them’’.

6. Parental Conflict and Stability
Parental behaviours and the attitude they represent in the atmosphere of
their children varies in reaction and emotional affection from positive to
negative. These scenes have the most influence on the child.
But, how parental conflict have an impact on the child?
And how stability improves the child’s social and cognitive
development?

7. Negative Impacts on the Child
Poor role-modeling for children
Usually rising incidence of a child’s behavioural problems are explained by
parental conflicts. The child’s reaction towards parental conflicts can include
fear, anxiety, disturbed sleep, and low self-esteem.
The child could develop social problems, discipline problems, educational
problems and emotional problems.

8. Negative Impact on the Child
Social Problems
The child may want to be isolated, it starts to be his/her comfort zone
(loneliness or withdrawal).
The problem could be extreme like suicide of self-harming, or even criminal
behaviour.
Alcohol or drug abuse as a way to “escape reality” which leads to addiction
overtime.
As well as a loss in self confidence which makes other factor easier to appear.

9. Negative Impact on the Child
Discipline Problems
Includes violent and disruptive behaviour, in which the child starts acting out
the scene seen at home between parents.
The child might as well experience selfishness and defiance.

10. Negative Impact on the Child
Educational Problems
Learning disorder and decrease in academic achievement most probably
occur.
Lack of concentration. It could be that the child’s thinking is occupied by
something else like the conflicts at home.

11. Negative Impact on the Child
Emotional Problems
Children feel guilty. The child starts to believe that his parents issues are his
fault. This feeling causes an emotional distress for the child.
The quality of parenting skills decreases in this case. Leaving the child to feel
ignored since the the parents are too busy stressing on their conflicts.

12. Positive Impact on the Child
Since it’s the first relationship in the child’s life it has
the most significant impact on the child.
Having a strong and healthy relationship early in life
means your child is more likely to have better
physical and mental health and high social and
educational skills.

13. Positive Impact on the Child
Social Benefits
"problem solving ,high impulse control, high social skills, and coping ability“
are based upon the psychological foundations of positive family experiences.
Children who live in an intact home are less likely to
experience abuse and violence.
Children raised in intact families are more likely to
have stable and healthy relationships as adults.

14. Positive Impact on the Child
Behavioral Benefits
Positive parental engagement is associated
with a lower incidence of negative child
behavior (disobedience, irritability, temper
tantrums, clinginess, restlessness, etc.)
Usually, Youths who have a close and
positive relationships with their parents are
less likely to engage in violence.

15. Positive Impact on the Child
Behavioral Benefits
Children continually strive to better when their parents have a healthy
relationship.
When the child feels supported and valued it encourages development of
strong moral character.

16. Positive Impact on the Child
Educational Benefits
The foundation for children’s learning level is highly affected by the state of
parent-child relationship.
On average, Children raised in intact families have higher academic
achievement.

17. Positive Impact on the Child
Emotional Benefits
When parents have a healthy relationship, they offer their children a sense
of stability and security.
A parent’s happiness allows children to feel happy and to trust that parent
to meet their emotional needs.

18. Ways to Improve Your Parent-Child Relationship

19. Be A Friend
Be friend to your children and set time to spend time together talk to them
about their interest and encourage your children to talk about
themselves.
Plan family activities.
Watch with your children their favorite TV shows.

20. Provide Positive Feedback
Punishment is not the only way to make you children have a good behavior,
we don’t want to build a relationship with your children with control and
power.
We can make them good persons by encourage them and give them a positive
feedback about their achievements and that will make them better persons.

21. Eat As A Family
Eating dinner with your children is a good time to spend it together and talk
with your children about their school or tell them a funny story. The most
important thing is to focus on is having a positive idea even if you are upset or
angry about certain behavior in your children.

22. Say I Love You
Tell your children that you love them every day, no matter about their age
because this word will strengthen your relationship with your children.