Parenting

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Parenting
Parental adjustment is multifaceted and is inclusive of the common good and particular aspects that are connected to the newly acquired responsibilities of parents. During this adjustment, mothers are at a higher risk of getting depressed although some fathers also develop postnatal depression. The stress that results from parenting arises due to the parents manipulating and being caught with the new roles and responsibility, or by the connection with the child. Essentially, parental adjustments have an impact on the child’s development especially teenagers in high school. This stage of development is precarious and often leaves parents feeling isolated and alone due to the newly-found freedom (Kerr, Margaret, Stattin, and Özdemir 1540). The teenagers tend to look up to peers and adults outside the family for guidance on how to behave. However, parents remain relevant in their development especially dealing with the teenagers who are rebellious and consistently pushing their limits. For example, based on the interview, the parents experienced low parental efficacy which led to anxiety and helplessness when faced with difficulties or ambiguous situations with their children.
The parents also experienced high levels of stress and depression which interfered with their parenting, and this is linked to unpleasant behavioral problems in high school teenager. Moreover, the parents in the interview were able to form secure affections with their newborns.

The friendships are the foundations of building trusting relationships with a teenager as they begin to establish their identity. Further, they test and develop the roles to be assumed as an adult. Besides, the parents confirmed that changing the style of parenting as the child develops improves the relationship and trust with their teenager in high school.

Works Cited
Kerr, Margaret, Håkan Stattin, and Metin Özdemir. “Perceived parenting style and adolescent adjustment: Revisiting directions of effects and the role of parental knowledge.” Developmental psychology 48.6 (2012): 1540.

Interview Notes
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How does parental adjustment impact the development of a teenager?
Mother: Teenagers are at a stage of acquired freedom, and wrong parenting would lead to bad behaviors. Further, they would become irresponsible adults.
Father: Parental adjustments at this stage should be based on the interests and requirements of an adolescent. Failure to do this will lead to rebellious teens and unsafe society.
What do you think are the distinct aspects of parental adjustment?
Mother: I think this would involve depressive symptoms and parental stress.
Father: Depression, signs of stress, and parental efficacy.
What leads to difficulties or ambiguous situations during parenting?
Mother: Juggling with the new responsibilities, feeling trapped by the new role, or through distressing interactions with the child.
Father: Difficulties while adjusting to parenting is caused by the anxiety and helplessness which is mostly caused by low parental efficacy.
Do you think that negative parental practices at a younger age would affect the child once he becomes a teenager?
Mother: Negative parental practices at a younger age would affect the child even as a teen because the person will develop with the negative behaviors acquired as a young child.
Father: Yes, the negative parental environment in which a child grows will highly impact how he will be as a teenager, and he will live with those bad practices passed onto him.
Is there need to change the parenting style as the child develops?
Mother: There is a need since the stages of development are different.
Father: It is important to change the style of parenting because each stage of development requires different interventions and the needs of the child are also variable.
What do you suggest should be done to ensure that parental adjustments do not have an impact on teenagers in high school?
Mother: A trusting relationship should be built between parents and their teenagers so that they can be free to approach their parents for help when faced with negative peer pressure to avoid the negative impacts in their lives.
Father: Parents should uphold proper parental practices and should adjust according to the stage of development. Communication should also be enhanced between the parent and the teenager and also change the style of parenting.