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"I'm not talking about momentary parental lapses here. If you are going through a struggle with your teenager right now, I guarantee there will be moments when you will not handle matters well. Even the best parent may 'lose it' every now and then. Instead, I'm referring to a parent who has an ongoing problem losing it... of punishing and demeaning a child with destructive or negative words, who may or may not recognize it..."Teenagers who are continually berated by parents often end up angry and bitter, and they show little or no respect for their parents. Parents must be aware of how they're communicating with their kids, making sure that - even when they're angry - they're not being cruel or unfair. Source: KBIQ Radio
Labels: aggression, fighting, parenting
posted by ByParents-forParents at 9:01 PM
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"Mother-to-father physical aggression was significantly correlated with girls' aggressive problem solving, whereas father-to-mother physical aggression was correlated with boys' aggressive problem solving," according to the authors. In other words, girls learned aggression from their mothers, and boys learned it from their fathers. Aggressive behaviors on the part of parents clearly influenced the children's choices and behaviors.
Labels: aggression, problem_solving, role_models
posted by ByParents-forParents at 8:44 PM
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