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The Importance of the Parent-child Relationship to Children's Psychological Development
- 1 Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The university of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3000, Australia
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Abstract
The relationship between a parent and kid is one of the earliest and longest-lasting interactions in a person's life; furthermore, it substantially impacts the development of a child's mental health. Therefore, the definition of parent-child connections and the many sorts of these interactions will be investigated throughout this paper. There are four different styles of interactions that can exist between parents and their children: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved. What is more, this study investigates the impact of parent-child relationships on the psychological development of children in three distinct areas: language development, personality development, and language development. It is also suggested how to develop a healthy parent-child relationship, including the need to respect children's decisions, maintain open lines of communication with children, and provide children with great companionship. According to the research findings mentioned above, the relationships between parents and their children have a substantial impact on the psychological development of children.
Keywords
Parent-child relationship, Child psychology, Mental health, Language deve-lopment, Children's personality, Interpersonal interaction
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Fu,M. (2023). The Importance of the Parent-child Relationship to Children's Psychological Development. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,6,286-291.
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